---
title: 'Black Lizard (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kinji Fukasaku'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-lizard-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063203/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Lizard (1968)

1968 · 86 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · Japan

Original title: 黒蜥蜴

## Synopsis

Black Lizard  is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is based on a play by Yukio Mishima, which in turn is based on a novel by Rampo Edogawa. The play had previously been adapted to film in 1962 by director Umetsugu Inoue.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kinji Fukasaku](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinji-fukasaku)
- **Screenplay:** [Edogawa Ranpo](https://cinepixo.com/people/edogawa-ranpo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Isao Tomita](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-tomita)

## Cast

- [Kikko Matsuoka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kikko-matsuoka)
- [Isao Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-kimura)
- [Yukio Mishima](https://cinepixo.com/people/yukio-mishima)
- [Kō Nishimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-nishimura)
- [Akihiro Miwa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akihiro-miwa)
- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Kōichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-sato)

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Official site: https://hon.gakken.jp/book/1390045900
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-lizard-1968
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