Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard
1979, Japanese. Directed by Masashi Yamamoto.
A young man idles around Tokyo, collecting materials to construct a diorama of a cityscape.
- Runtime
- 0h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 June 1979
- Original title
- 看主殺しの序曲
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masashi Yamamoto
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Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard: quick answers
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Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard runs 57 minutes (0h 57m).
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Which OTT platform is Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard on?
Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 June 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard?
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Who directed Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard?
Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard (1979) was directed by Masashi Yamamoto and stars Hitoshi Okumura.