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Eyes of the Spider

Eyes of the Spider

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Eyes of the Spider

"Emptiness isn't misery."

1998

1h 23m

6.8(22 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

After killing the man he believes murdered his daughter, a white-collar worker returns to his mundane life, until he's approached by a man offering a mysterious job opportunity.

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Daiei Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Nijima

Dankan

Dankan

Iwamatu

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Yoda

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Hinuma

Kumi Nakamura

Kumi Nakamura

Noriko

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Avenging Man

Sadao Abe

Sadao Abe

Hoshi

Moe Sakura

Moe Sakura

Miki

Satoru Kajiwara

Maeda

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Yakuza Boss

Creative team

Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Yōichi Nishiyama
Produced by: Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Atsuyuki Shimoda

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