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Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

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Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

2008

1h 40m

5.0(32 votes)

Thriller

Overview

The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.

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Production Companies

SBS Productions

La Fabrique de Films

France 2 Cinéma

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Alex Fayard

Lika Minamoto

Lika Minamoto

Tamao

Gen Shimaoka

Gen Shimaoka

Ken Honda

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryuji Mogi

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Inspecteur Fuji

Fukui Tomonobu

Mr. Awase

Kazuhiko Nishimura

Kazuhiko Nishimura

Inspecteur Matsumoto

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Kumiko

Kazuki Tsujimoto

Kazuki Tsujimoto

Shundei Oe

Maurice Bénichou

Maurice Bénichou

L'agent d'Alex Fayard

Creative team

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Written by: Jean-Armand Bougrelle
Franck Ribière
Produced by: Saïd Ben Saïd
Vérane Frédiani

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