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A Watcher in the Attic

Original title: Yaneura no sanposha
  • 1993
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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A Watcher in the Attic (1993)
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The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer, and decides ... Read allThe landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer, and decides he's found his soulmate.The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer, and decides he's found his soulmate.

  • Director
    • Akio Jissôji
  • Writers
    • Rampo Edogawa
    • Akio Satsukawa
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Mikami
    • Kan'ichi Hiraga
    • Masami Horiuchi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    93
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Akio Jissôji
    • Writers
      • Rampo Edogawa
      • Akio Satsukawa
    • Stars
      • Hiroshi Mikami
      • Kan'ichi Hiraga
      • Masami Horiuchi
    • 1Critic review
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    Hiroshi Mikami
    Hiroshi Mikami
    • Saburo Goda
    Kan'ichi Hiraga
    • Kusuo Kitamura
    Masami Horiuchi
    • Kiichiro Katabe
    Keiko Kaga
    • Nanako Shinjo
    Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Takeo Nakamoto
    Masumi Miyazaki
    • Teruko Akiduki
    Naomasa Musaka
    • Mikihiko Endo
    Sosuke Saito
    • Eiji Otaka
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    • Kogoro Akechi
    Hitomi Shimizu
    • Kazue Uotani
    Nao Suzuki
    • Tamayo Sakimura
    Minori Terada
    • Keizo Koshiduka
    • Director
      • Akio Jissôji
    • Writers
      • Rampo Edogawa(short story "Yaneura no sanposha")
      • Akio Satsukawa
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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1994 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 屋根裏の散歩者(1992)
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
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      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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