The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

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movie poster for The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

Released February 12, 1973

Overview

Based on the original mystery novel by Seicho Matsumoto. Novelist Ryuji Sugimoto is publishing his serial in a local newspaper when a woman from Tokyo subscribes, saying she’s interested in his work—only to abruptly cancel weeks later. Suspicious, he realizes her true interest may not be the fiction at all, but a real double suicide reported in the same paper.

Origin Country

Japan


Original Language

Japanese


Original Title

地方紙を買う女


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Japan

Spoken Languages

  • 日本語 (Japanese)

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Posters

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