Tarao Bannai
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Tarao Bannai

“The Legendary Detective Returns”

★ 9.5/10 TMDB 1978-04-08 104 min

Baseball player Takatsuka is murdered mid-game in front of a large crowd. The autopsy reveals that he has been killed by a needle coated with a poison used by the Ainu tribe for hunting. The next morning, sports photographer Kawase is killed in the same manner. Kawase’s sister, Yuko, hires Taro Banai, the detective with seven faces, to uncover the truth.

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Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi
Bannai Tarao
Aki Yashiro
Aki Yashiro
Yoko Natsuki
Yoko Natsuki
Masako Niimura
Toshio Egi
Ann Lewis
Ann Lewis
Singer
Toshiaki Minami
Toshiaki Minami
Midori Takei
Midori Takei
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Chiemi Seki
Nami Misaki
Nami Misaki
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Koizumi
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada
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