Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.
Top billed cast
Benoît MagimelAlex Fayard
Lika MinamotoTamao
Shun SugataInspecteur Fuji
Gen ShimaokaKen Honda
Ryo IshibashiRyuji Mogi
Fukui TomonobuMr. Awase
Nishimura KazuhikoInspecteur Matsumoto
Reika KirishimaKumiko
Kazuki TsujimotoShundei Oe
Shiho FujimuraPatronne de la maison de thé
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