The Beautiful Mechanical Doll (1992)
Overview
One night in Ginza, Kogoro Akechi meets a woman who calls herself Shizuko Yanagi. Shizuko claims that her mother, Michiko, is trying to kill her. As if to prove her point, Michiko has challenged Shizuko to a “duel” using potassium cyanide. Shizuko narrowly wins the duel, and Michiko falls to her death. However, a series of bizarre incidents begins to unfold around Shizuko, all centered on the vast fortune Michiko left behind. Furthermore, whenever these incidents occur, a mysterious monster with a disfigured face appears. Could it be Michiko, risen from the grave?
Cast
Teruhiko Saigō
Kogoro Akechi
Yôko Hoshi
Fumiyo Kobayashi
Yoneko Matsukane
Sanae Oda
Chu Arai
Inspector Namikoshi
Jun Miho
Shizuko Yanagi
Yasuko Sanjo
Michiko Yanagi
Hiroshi Okochi
Shoichi Ogawa
Kisuke Yamashita
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