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Murders at the House of Death
Yuzuru Hamura is a university student and a fan of mystery novels. Against his will, he was forced to join the school's mystery club. The club is led by Kyosuke Akechi. Meanwhile, Hiruko Kenzaki appears in front of them. She attends the same university and she is also a private detective. These 3 people attend a summer camp and stay at Shijinso pension in the mountains. On their first day there, they must barricade themselves in the pension. The next morning, they discover a murder has taken place in the pension.
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Yuzuru Hamura is a university student and a fan of mystery novels. Against his will, he was forced to join the school's mystery club. The club is led by Kyosuke Akechi. Meanwhile, Hiruko Kenzaki appears in front of them. She attends the same university and she is also a private detective. These 3 people attend a summer camp and stay at Shijinso pension in the mountains. On their first day there, they must barricade themselves in the pension. The next morning, they discover a murder has taken place in the pension.
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Genre:Mystery, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Written By:Mitsuharu Makita
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Runtime:119 minutes
Studio:TOHO, Dragonfly Entertainment, Toho Pictures, AMUSE, Hakuhodo, jeki, The Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, KDDI, LINE, Tokyo Sogensha, Nippan Group Holdings, Lawson Entertainment, NTT Plala, GYAO
Cast
Hisashi Kimura
Director
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Yuzuru Hamura
Minami Hamabe
Hiruko Kenzaki
Yuki Furukawa
Haruya Tatsunami
Tokio Emoto
Kanemitsu Nanamiya
Riko Fukumoto
Reika Hoshikawa
Eri Fuse
Rin Takagi
Shono Hayama
Ayumu Shindo
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Yuito Kanno
Tomoya Nakamura
Kyosuke Akechi
Yui Sakuma
Sumie Nabari
Muga Tsukaji
Tobio Deme
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