Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

144 mins | Mystery | April 2, 1977

Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.

Lullaby to Kill

144 mins | Mystery | April 2, 1977

Lullaby to Kill
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Toho Pictures, Inc.
Original title 悪魔の手毬唄
Directors Kon Ichikawa
Writers Seishi Yokomizo, Kon Ichikawa

Cast

Koji Ishizaka

as Kosuke Kindaichi

Tomisaburō Wakayama

as Insp. Isokawa

Keiko Kishi

as Rika Aochi (proprietress of the Kamenoyu)

Akiko Nishina

as Chie Bessho (Harue's daughter)

Koji Kita

as Kanao Aochi (Rika's son)

Yoko Takahashi

as Yasuko Yura (Atsuko's daughter, Toshiro's younger sister)

Mitsuko Kusabue

as Atsuko Yura - Yasuko's Mother

Hisano Yamaoka

as Ito Izutsu

Michiko Hayashi

as Omiki (maid at the Kamenoyu)

Misako Watanabe

as Harue Bessho - Chi'e's Mother

Takeshi Katō

as Inspector Tachibana

Hideji Ôtaki

as Dr. Gondô

Nobuo Nakamura

as Hôan Tatara

Nobuto Okamoto

as Patrolman Nakamura

Eiko Nagashima

as Satoko Aochi (Rika's daughter, Kanao's younger sister)

Yukiko Nagano

as Fumiko Nire (the eldest daughter)

Kayoko Shiraishi

as Sakie Tsukasa (Kahei's younger sister)

Fujio Tokita

as Tatsuzô - Harue's Elder Brother

Akiji Kobayashi

as Koreya Kusakabe (manager)

Kazunaga Tsuji

as Detective Nozu

Takao Zushi

as Toshiro Yura (Atsuko's son)

Tetsuya Ushio

as Ryuji Nire (the second son)

Keiko Tomita

as Michiko Nire (Naota's wife)

Setsuko Kawaguchi

as Eiko Yura - Toshirô's Wife

Norihei Miki

as Jûbei Noro - Genjirô's Colleague

Ryutaro Tatsumi

as Kahei Nire (scale maker)