Praying Mantis
1983, Japanese. Directed by Shunichi Kajima.
A man and a woman drift ashore after a typhoon. The man, dead, is an escaped perpetrator, and the woman, alive, is a hairdresser Masako. A detective in charge of an embezzlement case is tracking the whereabouts of disappeared money and suspects Masako. One year later, a real estate company president dies a suspicious death in front of Masako at her beauty salon. Was it an accidents or murder?
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Shunichi KajimaDirector
- Midori SatsukiMasako Fujimura
- Ryô HayamiTakayuki Shimazaki
- Mako ToyodaKaoru Ibuki
- Etsuko NamiCast
- Akiko HyūgaMasako's mother
- Kazuko ShirakawaMrs. Matsumiya
- Isamu NagatoRokusuke Kobayashi
- Tatsuya NanjoKazuo Ibuki
- Munemaru KôdaTachibana
- Hiroshi KobayashiCast
- Makoto ShimotsukaShingo Hashimoto
- Shinzō HottaCast
Details
- Released
- 8 April 1983
- Original title
- 悪女かまきり
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shunichi Kajima, Makoto Naito
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How long is Praying Mantis?
Praying Mantis runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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What movies are like Praying Mantis?
If you liked Praying Mantis, try A Fugitive from the Past, Laplace's Witch, Overdrive.
Who directed Praying Mantis?
Praying Mantis (1983) was directed by Shunichi Kajima and stars Midori Satsuki, Ryô Hayami, Mako Toyoda.