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Kanji | 狼の紋章 | ||||
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Directed by | Masashi Matsumoto | ||||
Screenplay by |
Jun Fukuda Shirō Ishimori Masashi Matsumoto | ||||
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Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 78 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese |
Horror of the Wolf ( Japanese: 狼の紋章, Hepburn: Ōkami no monshō, lit. 'Crest of the Wolf') is a 1973 Japanese horror film directed by Masashi Matsumoto and produced by Toho. [2] [3] Based on the manga series Wolf Guy, the film's screenplay was co-written by Matsumoto with Jun Fukuda and Shirō Ishimori. [2] It stars Taro Shigaki as Akira Inugami, a young man who transforms into a werewolf by night. He develops a romance with a teacher while opposing a gang leader whose father, a member of the yakuza, murdered Akira's parents years before.
Horror of the Wolf | |||||
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 狼の紋章 | ||||
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Directed by | Masashi Matsumoto | ||||
Screenplay by |
Jun Fukuda Shirō Ishimori Masashi Matsumoto | ||||
Starring |
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Production company | |||||
Distributed by | Toho | ||||
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese |
Horror of the Wolf ( Japanese: 狼の紋章, Hepburn: Ōkami no monshō, lit. 'Crest of the Wolf') is a 1973 Japanese horror film directed by Masashi Matsumoto and produced by Toho. [2] [3] Based on the manga series Wolf Guy, the film's screenplay was co-written by Matsumoto with Jun Fukuda and Shirō Ishimori. [2] It stars Taro Shigaki as Akira Inugami, a young man who transforms into a werewolf by night. He develops a romance with a teacher while opposing a gang leader whose father, a member of the yakuza, murdered Akira's parents years before.