Horror of the Wolf
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| Kanji | 狼の紋章 | ||||
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| Directed by | Masashi Matsumoto | ||||
| Screenplay by | Jun Fukuda Shirō Ishimori Masashi Matsumoto | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 78 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Horror of the Wolf (Japanese: 狼の紋章, Hepburn: Ōkami no monshō; lit. 'Crest of the Wolf') is a 1973 Japanese horror film directed by Masashi Matsumoto and produced by Toho. Based on the manga series Wolf Guy, the film's screenplay was co-written by Matsumoto with Jun Fukuda and Shirō Ishimori. It stars Taro Shigaki as Akira Inugami, a young man who transforms into a werewolf by night. He develops a romance with a teacher while opposing a gang leader whose father, a member of the yakuza, murdered Akira's parents years before.