The Lost Alibi
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Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-03-13
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Hiromichi Horikawa
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Thriller
Original title: The Lost Alibi
Production Companies: TOHO
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Keiju Kobayashi
Chisako Hara
Akihiko Hirata
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Kō Nishimura
Chieko Nakakita
Ken Mitsuda
Nobuo Nakamura
Masao Oda
Takamaru Sasaki
Kensuke Yairo
Kazuya Oguri
Tadao Nakamaru
Kin Sugai
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