Zero Focus
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| Directed by | Yoshitaro Nomura |
| Produced by | Shiro Kido |
| Written by | Shinobu Hashimoto Yoji Yamada Seicho Matsumoto (novel) |
| Starring | Yoshiko Kuga |
| Music by | Yasushi Akutagawa |
| Cinematography | Takashi Kawamata |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1961 (Japan) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Zero Focus (ゼロの焦点 Zero no shoten?) is a 1961 Japanese mystery film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and is based on a novel by Seicho Matsumoto.
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[edit] Plot
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip but does not return. Kenichi's employers contact Teiko inquiring as to his whereabouts. She begins a search for her husband with his brother, Sotaro. They discover Kenichi was living a double life , and may have been embroiled with prostitution ring and may have been involved in a murder.
[edit] Cast
- Yoshiko Kuga as Teiko Uhara
- Hizuru Takachiho as Sachiko Murota / Emmy
- Ineko Arima as Hisako Tanuma
- Koji Nambara as Kenichi Uhara
- Kō Nishimura as Sotaro Uhara
- Yoshi Kato as Mr. Murota
- Sadako Sawamura as Sotaro's wife
- Takanobu Hozumi as Mr. Honda
[edit] Awards
- Won the 1962 Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hizuru Takachiho)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Awards for Zero no shoten (1961), imdb.com
[edit] External links
- Zero Focus at the Internet Movie Database
- Zero Focus at Rotten Tomatoes
- Zero Focus at Allmovie
- Zero Focus (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database
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