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Zero Focus
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Directed byYoshitaro Nomura
Written bySeicho Matsumoto (novel)
Shinobu Hashimoto
Yôji Yamada
Produced byShiro Kido
CinematographyTakashi Kawamata
Music byYasushi Akutagawa
Release dates
March 19, 1961 (Japan)
Running time
95 min
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Zero Focus is a 1961 Japanese mystery film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and is based on a novel by Seicho Matsumoto.

Plot synopsis

Promotional synopsis from distributor

From Yoshitaro Nomura, the director of The Incident and Castle of Sand, comes the compelling mystery, Zero Focus (Zero no Shoten), in which a young woman hides a dark secret from those around her with devastating consequences. Photographed in moody black and white in near documentary style and based on a bestselling novel by Seicho Matsumoto, one of Japan's most famous mystery writers, Zero Focus is a brooding tale of intrigue and suspense that will hold the viewer spellbound until the final shocking minutes[1].

Full Synnopsis

When the husband of a young newlywed disappears on what was supposed to be only a brief business trip, the mournful bride embarks on an ominous search in director Yoshitaro Nomura's adaptation of author Seicho Matsumoto's popular Japanese mystery novel. As Teiko slowly makes her way through the snowy countryside in search of missing husband Kenichi, the revelation that he may have been leading a double life sets off a chain of events that finds her fate growing increasingly grim[2].

Cast

  • Yoshiko Kuga - Teiko Uhara
  • Hizuru Takachiho - Sachiko Murota / Emmy
  • Ineko Arima - Hisako Tanuma
  • Koji Nambara - Kenichi Uhara
  • Kô Nishimura - Sotaro Uhara
  • Yoshi Kato - Mr. Murota
  • Sadako Sawamura - Sotaro's wife
  • Takanobu Hozumi - Mr. Honda

Trivia

Technical specifications

Miscellanea

  • Won the 1962 Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hizuru Takachiho)[4]
  • Crew and/or equipment is reflected in the car windows as Mrs. Matsura drives away near the end of the film[5].

References

  1. ^ Product Description, Amazon.com
  2. ^ Jason Buchanan, Plot Synopsis, All Movie Guide
  3. ^ Technical specifications for Zero no shoten (1961), imdb.com
  4. ^ Awards for Zero no shoten (1961), imdb.com
  5. ^ Goofs for Zero no shoten (1961), imdb.com

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