A Spectacular Murder
1951, Japanese. Directed by Bin Katō.
When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano investigates the prop pistols used on stage, but all were fake. That same night, a dancer in the troupe went missing and a police officer was shot with the same caliber gun. Kawano suspects they are all related to a gun smuggling case.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 January 1951
- Original title
- 絢爛たる殺人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hajime Takaiwa
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A Spectacular Murder runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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A Spectacular Murder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 January 1951. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Spectacular Murder?
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Who directed A Spectacular Murder?
A Spectacular Murder (1951) was directed by Bin Katō and stars Jun Usami, Sumiko Hidaka, Kenji Sugawara.