# Voice Without a Shadow

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1958 Japanese film

Voice Without a Shadow Japanese movie poster Directed by Seijun Suzuki Written by Ryuta Akimoto Kan Saji Seichō Matsumoto (Novel) Produced by Kaneo Iwai Starring Hideaki Nitani Yōko Minamida Toshio Takahara Joe Shishido Cinematography Kazue Nagatsuka Edited by Akira Suzuki Music by Hikaru Hayashi Distributed by Nikkatsu Release date October 22, 1958 (1958-10-22) Running time 92 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese

***Voice Without a Shadow*** (影なき声, ****Kagenaki koe****) is a [1958](/source/1958_in_film) [Japanese](/source/Cinema_of_Japan) [mystery film](/source/Mystery_film) directed by [Seijun Suzuki](/source/Seijun_Suzuki) for the [Nikkatsu Corporation](/source/Nikkatsu).[1][2] It is based on a novel by mystery writer [Seichō Matsumoto](/source/Seich%C5%8D_Matsumoto).[3][4]

## Cast

- [Yôko Minamida](/source/Y%C3%B4ko_Minamida) as Asako Takahashi

- [Toshio Takahara](/source/Toshio_Takahara) as Shigeo Kotani

- [Hideaki Nitani](/source/Hideaki_Nitani) as Hiroshi Ishikawa

- [Nobuo Kaneko](/source/Nobuo_Kaneko) as Kawai

- [Shinsuke Ashida](/source/Shinsuke_Ashida) as Muraoka

- [Joe Shishido](/source/Joe_Shishido) as Hamazaki

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["影無き声とは"](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BD%B1%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8D%E5%A3%B0-701094). kotobank. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["「鈴木清順論 影なき声、声なき影」 清順映画の魅力全部盛り！"](https://book.asahi.com/article/13934628). 朝日. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["影なき声"](https://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/20288.html). 日活. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["影なき声"](http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=25929). kinenote. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

## External links

- [Japan Foundation notes](http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cine_doc_detail.pl/cine_img/?15707?15707?1) at Cinefiles

- [*Voice Without a Shadow*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051807/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- *[Voice Without a Shadow](http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1958/ch004470.htm)* (in Japanese) at the [Japanese Movie Database](/source/Japanese_Movie_Database)

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