Horror of the Wolf
狼の紋章
Synopsis
Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang leader, whose yakuza father murdered Akira's parents years before.
Top Cast
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Tarō Shigaki
Akira Inugami
Yōko Ichiji
Akiko Aoshika
Sayoko Katō
Michiko Honda
Noriko Kimura
Yūsaku Matsuda
Dō Haguro
Toshitaka Itō
Rikiya Kuroda
Kotaro Tomita
Tashiro
Masao Imanishi
Kōji Kawamura
Takeo Haguro
Masanobu Sawai
Toru Horikawa
Ranko Mizuki
Kōichi Hayashi
Toku Nishio
Mikio Ozawa
Koichi Ueda
Koji Miemachi
Toshio Kurosawa
Akira Jin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Masashi Matsumoto
- Screenplay & Story
- Kazumasa Hirai, Jun Fukuda, Fumio Ishimori, Masashi Matsumoto
- Original Score
- Riichirō Manabe
- Original Title
- 狼の紋章
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Production Studios
- Toho Pictures, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Masashi Matsumoto
Kazumasa Hirai, Jun Fukuda, Fumio Ishimori, Masashi Matsumoto
Riichirō Manabe
Shoji Ueda
Isao Takeda
Osamu Tanaka, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Department Leadership Roster
Masashi Matsumoto
Director
Jun Fukuda
Writer
Shoji Ueda
Director of Photography
Isao Takeda
Editor
Fumio Ishimori
Writer
Masashi Matsumoto
Writer
Riichirō Manabe
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Horror of the Wolf
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Horror of the Wolf about?
Enigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang leader, whose yakuza father murdered Akira's parents years before.
Who directed Horror of the Wolf?
Horror of the Wolf was directed by Masashi Matsumoto.
Who stars in Horror of the Wolf?
The principal cast of Horror of the Wolf includes Tarō Shigaki, Yōko Ichiji, Sayoko Katō, Michiko Honda, Yūsaku Matsuda.
When was Horror of the Wolf released and how long is it?
Horror of the Wolf was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 18m.
Who composed the musical score for Horror of the Wolf?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Horror of the Wolf was composed by Riichirō Manabe.