Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.

Cast

Benoît Magimel

as Alex Fayard

Lika Minamoto

as Tamao

Shun Sugata

as Inspecteur Fuji

Gen Shimaoka

as Ken Honda

Ryo Ishibashi

as Ryuji Mogi

Fukui Tomonobu

as Mr. Awase

Nishimura Kazuhiko

as Inspecteur Matsumoto

Reika Kirishima

as Kumiko

Kazuki Tsujimoto

as Shundei Oe

Shiho Fujimura

as Patronne de la maison de thé

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