What is Black Lizard?
Black Lizard is a 1968 feature film released on August 14, 1968 in Japan, spanning the genres of crime, comedy, fantasy, mystery, and thriller with a runtime of one hour and twenty-six minutes. It is based on a play by Yukio Mishima, which was itself adapted from a novel by Rampo Edogawa, following an earlier 1962 film adaptation by director Umetsugu Inoue.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1968
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 86 minutes
- Release date
- Aug 14, 1968
- Studios
- Shochiku
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
- Updated
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Black Lizard is a 1968 feature film released on August 14, 1968 in Japan, spanning the genres of crime, comedy, fantasy, mystery, and thriller with a runtime of one hour and twenty-six minutes. It is based on a play by Yukio Mishima, which was itself adapted from a novel by Rampo Edogawa, following an earlier 1962 film adaptation by director Umetsugu Inoue.
The story centers on a detective attempting to outwit an art-loving thief who has kidnapped a jeweler's daughter to steal an exquisite diamond. The film holds a user score on The Movie Database and represents a notable adaptation lineage bridging Edogawa's novel, Mishima's play, and multiple cinematic iterations.
Should you watch it?
“A sharp detective matches wits with an art-loving thief who kidnapped a jeweler's daughter.”
- Features a battle of wits between a detective and an art-loving thief.
- Includes a high-stakes kidnapping plot targeting a jeweler's daughter for an exquisite diamond.
- Runtime is a concise one hour and twenty-six minutes.
- The synopsis is cut short in the provided source material.
Watch it if you enjoy classic cinematic clashes between detectives and clever art thieves.
The film blends crime, comedy, fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements over a brisk one hour and twenty-six minutes.
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Is Black Lizard (1968) worth watching?
It offers a blend of crime, comedy, fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements involving an art thief and a detective.
What is the binge duration of Black Lizard (1968)?
The film has a total runtime of one hour and twenty-six minutes.
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