Call from Darkness
真夜中の招待状
“A psycho mystery. The one she loves is about to vanish. Is someone luring him out? Or...”
Synopsis
Keiko Inagawa pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura. A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the idea that he too may disappear, has had a nervous breakdown. Aizawa suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since human beings have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream. Keiko and Tatsuo eventually discover that the three disappearances have a strange connection…
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Top Cast
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Asami Kobayashi
Keiko Inagawa
Kaoru Kobayashi
Tatsuo Tamura
Etsushi Takahashi
Yoshio Aizawa
Masakane Yonekura
Toyokichi Kuze
Junko Miyashita
Mitsu Harada
Mitsuko Yorichika
Satsuki Akashi
Atom Shimojo
Kuninao Fujimura
Yutaka Nakajima
Hiroko Harada
Tomoe Hiiro
Aizawa's wife
Yasukiyo Umeno
Eri Kanuma
Rie Harada
Akiko Hoshino
Tetsuro Tamba
Sugibayashi
Yoshio Ōmori
Toba
Kibaji Tankobo
Hospital patient
Nobushi Takeuchi
Shohei Harada
Kamon Kawamura
Yoshihisa Hotta
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoshitarō Nomura
- Screenplay & Story
- Shūsaku Endō, Tatsuo Nogami
- Original Score
- Mitsuaki Kanno
- Original Title
- 真夜中の招待状
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshitarō Nomura
Shūsaku Endō, Tatsuo Nogami
Mitsuaki Kanno
Takashi Kawamata
Kazuo Ôta
Yoshiki Nomura, Yoshitarō Nomura
Department Leadership Roster
Tatsuo Nogami
Writer
Yoshitarō Nomura
Director
Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography
Kazuo Ôta
Editor
Mitsuaki Kanno
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Call from Darkness
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What is Call from Darkness about?
Keiko Inagawa pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura. A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the idea that he too may disappear, has had a nervous breakdown. Aizawa suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since human beings have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream. Keiko and Tatsuo eventually discover that the three disappearances have a strange connection…
Who directed Call from Darkness?
Call from Darkness was directed by Yoshitarō Nomura.
Who stars in Call from Darkness?
The principal cast of Call from Darkness includes Asami Kobayashi, Kaoru Kobayashi, Etsushi Takahashi, Masakane Yonekura, Junko Miyashita.
When was Call from Darkness released and how long is it?
Call from Darkness was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 2h 5m.
Who composed the musical score for Call from Darkness?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Call from Darkness was composed by Mitsuaki Kanno.
Is Call from Darkness based on a book or true story?
Call from Darkness is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Shūsaku Endō".