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The Man Without a Map (1968) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1968 · 118 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Starring
Tamao Nakamura, Etsuko Ichihara, Kinzô Shin, Haruo Tanaka, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Hōsei Komatsu

A private detective is hired by a grieving wife to locate her missing husband. As his futile investigation drags on, the case begins to mirror his own life, drawing him into the same patterns, anxieties, and obscured truths that define the absent man, blurring the line between hunter and prey.

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