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A 92-minute Japanese thriller so obscure even TMDB forgot to rate it properly. Chaos awaits.
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Skyscraper Murder Case (1976)

criminally underratedsleazy 70s Tokyoarchitectural eroticism

Overview

Thriller

Death stalks a towering hotel under construction in Tokyo and love brings the guilty parties to a justice of their own choice. The motives are control of the hotel, blackmail and jealousy. The principals involved are two business partners, a political string puller and his son, lovers carrying on an illicit affair and a secretary turned blackmailer.

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Standout Aspects

Production

Half-built skyscraper as death trap and phallic metaphor.

Costume

1976 Tokyo fashion crimes committed with conviction.

Direction

Sadanaga squeezes maximum sleaze from 92 minutes.

Best for:Solo: Midnight discovery for cult film archaeologists only.·Rewatch: Second viewing to decode who's blackmailing whom.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Illicit affairs and 70s Japanese exploitation sensibilities.·Violence: Construction site accidents used as murder weapons.
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Director

Masahisa Sadanaga

ReleasedApr 3, 1976
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Shochiku

Top Cast

Masaomi Kondo

Masaomi Kondo

Kaoru Yumi

Kaoru Yumi

Zenpei Saga

Zenpei Saga

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Jin Nakayama

Jin Nakayama

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Tomo Suzuki

Tomo Suzuki

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

Seiya Nakano

Seiya Nakano

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

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Trivia

Masahisa Sadanaga directed primarily for Nikkatsu's Roman Porno line; this theatrical thriller was a rare mainstream detour.

Cultural

The 1970s Japanese economic boom made unfinished skyscrapers potent symbols of ambition and instability—perfect murder weapons.

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