Movie: Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Top 10 Billed Cast
Murasaki zukin / Hidemaro Karita / Ryûtarô Mukui
Saheiji
Yasu
Zen'emon Tanaka
Oren - maid
Ohide
Sekisai Ôkubo
Oyô
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