Operation: Mystery

Number of Movies: 4

Overview

"Operation: Mystery" directed by Akio Jissoji.

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4 Movies

I Want to Buy Kyoto

August 8, 1969

Buddhist statues are disappearing from temples in Kyoto. Maki pays a visit to Professor Fujimori, an archaeological authority, and encounters his assistant Miyako. At night in a disco hall, Miyako hands out flyers with the words “Please sell me Kyoto”. Made for "Operation: Mystery".

The Accursed Urns

July 31, 1969

A string of weird incidents occur in Kyoto. Elderly men die after their ocular nerves are burned when they peek into antique urns on the veranda at their homes. Part of "Operation: Mystery".

Horror Telephone

August 15, 1968

One night, the phone rings at the home of the Takiguchi family. The daughter Reiko hands the receiver to her father, who then instantly goes up in flames and is burned to death! Subsequently, another incident of apparently spontaneous human combustion occurs right before Reiko’s eyes. Made for "Operation: Mystery".

Lullaby of Death

July 31, 1968

“Ten girls set out on a journey…the first died after being struck by a waterfall…” A succession of homicides occur as sung in the lyrics of a song by a new singer, while radiation is detected from the corpses of the victims. Made for "Operation: Mystery".

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