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1959 · 78 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Nobuo Nakagawa
Starring
Junko Ikeuchi, Shigeru Amachi, Shūji Kawabe, Ayako Ueno, Yūzō Harumi, Hiroaki Kurahashi

Tamio escorts Itsuko to an art gallery, where they discover a nude portrait depicting Itsuko’s mother, who vanished as an infant twenty years ago. The mysterious painter, known only as Shiro Sofue, remains an enigma—no one knows his background, and he is never seen without sunglasses even during daylight.

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