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A Watcher in the Attic

Original title: Yaneura no sanposha
  • 19931993
  • 1h 14m
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Yaneura no sanposha (1993)
  • Mystery
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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Akio Jissôji
  • Writers
    • Rampo Edogawa(short story "Yaneura no sanposha")
    • Akio Satsukawa
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Mikami
    • Kan'ichi Hiraga
    • Masami Horiuchi
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  • Director
    • Akio Jissôji
  • Writers
    • Rampo Edogawa(short story "Yaneura no sanposha")
    • Akio Satsukawa
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Mikami
    • Kan'ichi Hiraga
    • Masami Horiuchi
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    Hiroshi Mikami
    Hiroshi Mikami
    • Saburo Godaas Saburo Goda
    Kan'ichi Hiraga
    • Kusuo Kitamuraas Kusuo Kitamura
    Masami Horiuchi
    • Kiichiro Katabeas Kiichiro Katabe
    Keiko Kaga
    • Nanako Shinjoas Nanako Shinjo
    Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Takeo Nakamotoas Takeo Nakamoto
    Masumi Miyazaki
    • Teruko Akidukias Teruko Akiduki
    Naomasa Musaka
    • Mikihiko Endoas Mikihiko Endo
    Sosuke Saito
    • Eiji Otakaas Eiji Otaka
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    • Kogoro Akechias Kogoro Akechi
    Hitomi Shimizu
    • Kazue Uotanias Kazue Uotani
    Nao Suzuki
    • Tamayo Sakimuraas Tamayo Sakimura
    Minori Terada
    • Keizo Koshidukaas Keizo Koshiduka
    • Director
      • Akio Jissôji
    • Writers
      • Rampo Edogawa(short story "Yaneura no sanposha")
      • Akio Satsukawa
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    In 1923, in a cheap Tokyo rooming house, a languid young man named Goda was feeling bored with his life. One day while playing dress up with a woman's wig and lipstick, he accidentally loosens a ceiling board in his closet. Climbing up, he discovers a dimly lit passageway under the roof leading to the resident's other rooms. Soon he is scampering about like a ninja, making knotholes and moving ceiling boards for a better view. What he sees are the intimate acts - sadistic, criminal or vaguely mad - that reveal infinitely more about his fellow roomers than the various fronts they present to the world.
    • softcore
    • sex
    • based on short story
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      • Mystery
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    • Connections
      Version of The Watcher in the Attic (1976)

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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
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