The Shadow Within

Japan now. Autumn wind, a child's flute. Adulterous longing rekindled, then poisoned by the gaze of a silent boy. The man's guilt spirals into paranoid dread. Nomura's suspense is pure psychological quicksand.

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Yoshitarō Nomura directed The Shadow Within in 1970. See Yoshitarō Nomura's full filmography, where to start with Yoshitarō Nomura, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yoshitarō Nomura.

The Shadow Within was released in 1970 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.