The Beautiful Mechanical Doll (1992)

0.0/10 • 91 min • TV Movie Mystery

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

Yôko Hoshi

Fumiyo Kobayashi

Yoneko Matsukane

Chu Arai

Inspector Namikoshi

Jun Miho

Yasuko Sanjo

Hiroshi Okochi

Kisuke Yamashita

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