Call from Darkness (1981): Cast
Call from Darkness is a 1981 drama thriller directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, starring Asami Kobayashi as Keiko Inagawa, Etsushi Takahashi and Kaoru Kobayashi. It runs 2 hours 5 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 5m (125 min)
- Director
- Yoshitarō Nomura
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Call from Darkness About?
The premise of Call from Darkness without spoilers.
Keiko Inagawa visits neurologist Dr. Aizawa concerning her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura, terrified after his three brothers vanished sequentially. Plagued by a nervous breakdown, Tatsuo is urged to recount his dreams, which may foretell imminent events. As they probe the disappearances, Keiko and Tatsuo uncover a connection linking the brothers’ fates.
Call from Darkness Themes & Keywords
· 10 tags- fiance fiancee relationship
- secret
- foretelling
- drugstore
- drug effects
- drawing
- disappearance
- coincidence
- airport
- based on novel
Call from Darkness Cast & Characters
Asami Kobayashi leads the cast as Keiko Inagawa, with Etsushi Takahashi as Yoshio Aizawa and Kaoru Kobayashi as Tatsuo Tamura. Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura; 41 actors are credited in all.
- Director Yoshitarō Nomura
- Asami Kobayashi as Keiko Inagawa
- Etsushi Takahashi as Yoshio Aizawa
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Tatsuo Tamura
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Tanie Kitabayashi as Sukeno
Also Starring in Call from Darkness
· 37 more- Tetsuro Tamba Sugibayashi
- Tsunehiko Watase Kazuo Harada
- Yoshino Tani Hospital patient
- Junko Miyashita Mitsu Harada
- Jun Kashima Doctor
- Shinsuke Ashida
- Eri Kanuma Rie Harada
- Makoto Fujita Yamazaki
- Yutaka Nakajima Hiroko Harada
- Masakane Yonekura Toyokichi Kuze
- Atom Shimojo Kuninao Fujimura
- Kibaji Tankobo Hospital patient
- Yoshio Ōmori Toba
- Yasukiyo Umeno
- Sōnosuke Oda
- Taku Kido
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- Kiyo Murakami
- Kanjiro Osugi
- Akiko Kimura
- Tomoe Hiiro Aizawa's wife
- Akiko Hoshino
- Kamon Kawamura
- Mitsuko Yorichika Satsuki Akashi
- Nobushi Takeuchi Shohei Harada
- Eiko Sakai
- Kenji Aino
- Ayumi Hanibe
- Rin Tsunami
- Yoshihisa Hotta
- Yuzo Hayata
- Masayoshi Satoi
- Nahoko Matsutani
- Yukari Waka
- Yumi Yoshida
- Mayumi Nagao
- Toshiko Goto
- Sachiko Nakamura
More from Yoshitarō Nomura
More films directed by Yoshitarō Nomura: Suspicion, Writhing Tongue, The Wicked and The Three Undelivered Letters.
Call from Darkness Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Mayonaka no shôtaijô” and “Зов из тьмы”.
- Also known as
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- Mayonaka no shôtaijô
- Зов из тьмы
- Зов тьмы
- 深夜的邀请
- Полуночный звонок
- 한밤중의 초대장
- 深夜的邀請
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Call from Darkness FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Call from Darkness, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Call from Darkness?
Call from Darkness runs 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).
When was Call from Darkness released?
Call from Darkness was released on September 26, 1981.
Who directed Call from Darkness?
Call from Darkness was directed by Yoshitarō Nomura.
More films by Yoshitarō Nomura Who is in the cast of Call from Darkness?
Call from Darkness stars Asami Kobayashi as Keiko Inagawa, Etsushi Takahashi as Yoshio Aizawa and Kaoru Kobayashi as Tatsuo Tamura, among 41 credited actors.
Does Call from Darkness have a post-credit scene?
No. Call from Darkness has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Call from Darkness in?
The original language of Call from Darkness is Japanese.
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