Devil's Nursery Rhyme

Name: Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Released: 1961-11-15
Rating: 1
Cast: Ken Takakura, Shigemi Kitahara, Fumitake Ōmura, Takashi Kanda, Yuko Kobayashi

Summary

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Details

Release Date: November 15, 1961

Runtime: 83 minutes

Genres: Mystery, Horror

Original Language: JA

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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.