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  1. Black Lizard (黒蜥蝪, Kurotokage) is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is based on a play by Yukio Mishima which in turn is based on a novel by Rampo Edogawa. [1] The play had previously been adapted to film in 1962 by director Umetsugu Inoue .

  2. Black Lizard: Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. With Akihiro Miwa, Isao Kimura, Kikko Matsuoka, Jun Usami. Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler's beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler's expensive "Star of Egypt" diamond.

    • (660)
    • Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
    • Kinji Fukasaku
    • 1969-07
  3. Jun 30, 2021 · Subject: Subverting the detective story. Excellent example of taking a slightly stodgy older Japanese detective story (1934 novel by Rampo Edogawa) and putting a modern spin on the tale. Subverts the idea of disguises to a modern level.

    • 86 min
    • 3.2K
    • carcinogenic
  4. Black Lizard. 1968 1h 26m Comedy Drama. List. 100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews. 93% Audience Score 100+ Ratings. A detective (Isao Kimura) tries to outwit a jewel thief (Akihiro Maruyama) who has ...

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    • Akihiro Miwa
    • Kinji Fukasaku
    • Comedy, Drama
  5. Black Lizard is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is based on a play by Yukio Mishima which in turn is based on a novel by Rampo Edogawa.

    • Kinji Fukasaku
  6. A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

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  8. Overview. A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond. Kinji Fukasaku. Director. Rampo Edogawa. Novel. Masashige Narusawa.