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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (1956) - Movie Browser

One detective. Seven disguises. Infinite chaos in post-war Tokyo.

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pulpymelodramaticgenre-hopping madness

Overview

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

Content warning

identity as performancepost-war corruptionmasculine reinvention

Standout Aspects

Acting

Chiezo Kataoka commits to every ridiculous disguise.

Production

Seven genre shifts in 85 minutes—budget be damned.

Best for:Solo·Background

Director

Sadatsugu Matsuda

ReleasedJan 3, 1956

Runtime1h 25m

StatusReleased

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Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Top Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kōji Nanbara

Eijirō Kataoka

Yuriko Tashiro

Jun Usami

Eijirō Yanagi

Shin Tokudaiji

Yoshi Katō

Noriko Sengoku

Tokue Hanazawa

Kyū Sazanka

Mitsugu Fujii

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