Black Lizard (1968): Cast & Plot
Black Lizard is a 1968 crime film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Akihiro Miwa as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa), Jun Usami and Kikko Matsuoka. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 26m (86 min)
- Director
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Genre
- Crime
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Black Lizard About?
The premise of Black Lizard without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.
Black Lizard Themes & Keywords
· 13 tags- detective
- transvestite
- based on play
- based on novel
- human doll
- non binary
- genderqueer
- murder
- kidnapping
- jewel thief
- author cameo
- cross dressing
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- homosexual
Black Lizard Cast & Characters
Akihiro Miwa leads the cast as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa), with Jun Usami as Shobei Iwase and Kikko Matsuoka as Sanae Iwase / Yoko Sakurayama. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku; 43 actors are credited in all.
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Director Kinji Fukasaku
- Akihiro Miwa as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa)
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Jun Usami as Shobei Iwase - Kikko Matsuoka as Sanae Iwase / Yoko Sakurayama
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Isao Kimura as Kogoro Akechi / Matsukichi
Also Starring in Black Lizard
· 39 more- Yūsuke Kawazu Junichi Amamiya
- Toshiko Kobayashi Hina
- Kō Nishimura Detective Matoba
- Tetsuro Tamba Kuroki
- Kyōichi Satō Ôkawa
- Jun Kashima Sakai
- Sōnosuke Oda Harada
- Nobuo Takagi
- Yukio Mishima Human statue
- Hideaki Komori
- Kenji Sonoda
- Shuichi Oki
- Ryûsuke Kita
- Tadayuki Okamoto
- Mitsuko Takara Show dancer
- Terumitsu Kawashima
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- Toshiyuki Watanabe
- Keiko Shirakawa
- Ryokutarō Hanai
- Akie Kokubu
- Hideto Nakagawa
- Tatsumi Ichiyama
- Teruko Higa
- Tetsuji Hattori Toyama
- Ryuji Funakoshi Kozu
- Kōsaku Yamayoshi
- Isamu Shimizu
- Akio Kashi
- Junji Tsubaki
- Maki Izumi
- Nobuyuki Shima
- Shôtarô Ôshima
- Yoshio Naka
- Ryuta Shimizu
- Midori Kashiwagi
- Kosaku Yamada
- Maya Hidaka
- Sukeyuki Sawada
- Susumu Aoyagi
Black Lizard Plot Summary
What happens in Black Lizard from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Shobei Iwase Jun Usami is a careful jeweler whose daughter Sanae Iwase Kikko Matsuoka earns her living as a hostess at a club. When Mrs. Midorikawa [Akihiro Miwa] visits Sanae and introduces her to Yamakawa, a young businessman from Tokyo, the drama begins to unfold behind dim hotel lights. Their visit to Yamakawa’s room to inspect a wedding doll ends in a brutal moment: Sanae is chloroformed and stuffed into a trunk, a shocking act that sets the entire mystery in motion.
Full summary
The whole story of Black Lizard, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Black Lizard?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the precious gem that Shobei Iwase uses to bargain for his daughter's return?
Black Lizard Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Le lézard noir” and “Kuro tokage”.
- Also known as
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- Le lézard noir
- Kuro tokage
- Kurotokage
- El lagarto negro
- Черная ящерица
- 검은 도마뱀
- 黑蜥蜴
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Black Lizard FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Black Lizard, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Black Lizard?
Black Lizard runs 1 hour 26 minutes (86 minutes).
When was Black Lizard released?
Black Lizard was released on August 14, 1968.
Who directed Black Lizard?
Black Lizard was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
More films by Kinji Fukasaku Who is in the cast of Black Lizard?
Black Lizard stars Akihiro Miwa as Black Lizard (Mrs. Midorikawa), Jun Usami as Shobei Iwase and Kikko Matsuoka as Sanae Iwase / Yoko Sakurayama, among 43 credited actors.
Does Black Lizard have a post-credit scene?
No. Black Lizard has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Black Lizard in?
The original language of Black Lizard is Japanese.
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