Moment of Terror (1966)

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Moment of Terror movie poster

When an only son is fatally struck by a car, his mother seeks vengeance against the driver, the adulterous wife of a company president. The woman's husband buys silence about the incident, but the mother, discovering the driver's identity, secures a job in the corrupt couple's home, where she plots to murder their son when he reaches the age of her late son.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Language: ja

Production

Cinematographer: Rokurô Nishigaki · Composer: Masaru Satō · Editor: Eiji Ooi

Production: TOHO

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