Foul Play
Foul Play

Foul Play

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1955
1h 20m
6.0(1 votes)
Mystery

Overview

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was killed in the middle of a game.

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Toei Company

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36 members
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片岡千恵蔵

Bannai Tarao

片岡千恵蔵
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波島進

Hidehiko Nitta

波島進
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喜多川千鶴

Masako Takamori

喜多川千鶴
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田代百合子

Yuko Kawase

田代百合子
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日高澄子

Emi Ishikawa

日高澄子
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薄田研二

Takamasa Ishiguro

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三島雅夫

Haruo Kuboki

三島雅夫
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佐々木孝丸

Inspector Osawa

佐々木孝丸
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加東大介

Goro Seo

加東大介
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Yukie Kubo

Hamagiku

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清水将夫

Tosuke Kawase

清水将夫
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片岡栄二郎

Keiichi Togawa

片岡栄二郎
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上代悠司

Denjiro Kimata

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加藤嘉

Chief Inspector Udagawa

加藤嘉
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安部徹

Second baseman Aoike

安部徹
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立松晃

Dr. Takamori

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杉義一

Kinpachi Nakahara

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月形哲之介

Miyake

月形哲之介
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福岡正剛

Ikematsu

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萩原満

Unknown Role

No Image
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岩城力也

Nemoto

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浅野進治郎

Hachiro Mochizuki

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山本麟一

Date

山本麟一
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関山耕司

Miyata

関山耕司
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佐原広二

Detective Yamada

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南原宏治

Koizumi

南原宏治
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岩上瑛

Officer Tamiya

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Akira Kodama

Officer Akaishi

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滝謙太郎

Forensic examiner Tsuda

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Yahachiro Toyono

Unknown Role

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Etsuji Oki

Manager Nagai

Etsuji Oki
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Yuzuru Ejima

Unknown Role

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山之辺潤一

Unknown Role

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Kazuko Mori

The Kawases' maid Toku

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三笠博子

Unknown Role

三笠博子
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Harue Komatsu

Unknown Role

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