Kemono no Nemuri

[Machine Translation] [Seijun Suzuki's 100th Birthday Commemorative Series] The Devil or a Good Man? A film adaptation of the classic mystery novel that took the world by storm by exposing the beastly nature of mankind! Starring Hiroyuki Nagato, the No. 1 actor of his generation, and co-starring Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shinsuke Ashida, Shoichi Ozawa, and others. --Shotaro (Hiroyuki Nagato), a reporter for the Toyo Shimbun's society section, is asked by his girlfriend Keiko (Kazuko Yoshiyuki) to track down a certain person. It is Junpei Ueki ( Shinsuke Ashida ), Keiko's father, who has returned to Japan from Hong Kong on the Clipper. He had mysteriously disappeared with 3 million yen of his retirement allowance. When Keiko is at a loss for a clue, she receives a call from Akemi, a waitress at the Ginza bar "Emerald", saying that she has a ring from Junpei. It seems that Jumpei had been drinking with several men that night. The man who was with Junpei that night was at the restaurant, and Shotaro followed him, but he encountered an unexpected incident. The man, who was staying at an inn with a waitress, attempted to commit suicide. Stunned, Shotaro receives a phone call from Keiko. She said that Jumpei had sent a telegram saying that he would return home tomorrow. Although he thought something was wrong, he returned to Keiko's place...

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[鈴木清順生誕100周年記念シリーズ] 悪魔か、善人か。人間の獣性を暴き、一世を風靡した本格推理小説の映画化! 主演は演技派No.1の長門裕之、共演は吉行和子、芦田伸介、小沢昭一ほか。――東洋新聞社会部記者の正太郎 (長門裕之) は恋人の啓子 (吉行和子) に頼まれ、ある人物の行方を追っていた。香港からクリッパー号で帰国した啓子の父・植木順平 (芦田伸介) である。定年退職金300万円を持って謎の失踪を遂げていたのだった。手がかりを得られず途方に暮れていたところに、銀座のバー「エメラルド」のあけみという女給から、「順平から指輪を預かっている」という連絡が入る。順平はその夜に数人の男と酒を飲んでいたらしい。その夜順平と一緒にいた男がちょうど店に居合わせており、正太郎は尾行するも意外な事件に遭遇する。女給と旅館に泊まっていたその男が心中を図ったのだ。唖然とする正太郎のもとに啓子から電話がかかってくる。順平から明日には帰ると電報があったらしい。正太郎は何かおかしいと思いながらも啓子のもとへと戻った・・・。