On the island, Black Lizard presents her collection of human bodies perfectly preserved as statues. Akechi was actually hiding in the closet and appears before Black Lizard disguised as the old sailor Matsukichi. Iwase brings the gem to Black Lizard at New Shinonome pier at noon on August 4 as requested and Black Lizard lies that Sanae will be returned to him that night.īlack Lizard takes Sanae on a ship to a private island but hears Akechi speaking from the e sofa's hidden compartment so Black Lizard thrusts a sword through it and orders the sofa thrown overboard. Iwase demands the removal of the sofa, which his employees arrange while sneaking out Sanae in a hidden compartment underneath its seat.īlack Lizard sends a note promising the return of Sanae in exchange for the Star of Egypt, a South African gem worth 120 million yen that is Iwase's prized possession. Iwase's guard Matobe attempts to intervene but they cut off his hand, leaving blood all over Iwase's new sofa. Sanae is told to stay in her room at her father's house, but his housekeeper Hina works to kidnap her along with another worker. Black Lizard dresses in men's clothing to escape the hotel unnoticed. Midorikawa is actually Black Lizard in disguise. Suspecting this, Akechi sends his men to follow Amamiya and he successfully recovers Sanae. When they visit his room to look at a wedding doll, he chloroforms Sanae and stuffs her into a trunk.ĭetective Akechi explains that Yamakawa was actually a depressed man named Junichi Amamiya who was convinced by Black Lizard to kidnap Sanae. Midorikawa visits Sanae and introduces her to Yamakawa, young businessman from Tokyo.
Shobei Iwase is a jeweler whose daughter Sanae works as a hostess at a club. The play had previously been adapted to film in 1962 by director Umetsugu Inoue. The film is based on a play by Yukio Mishima which in turn is based on a novel by Rampo Edogawa. Black Lizard ( 黒蜥蝪, Kurotokage) is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
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