A phone conversation occurs between a man and a woman. They both state their love for each other and that they will do this so they can be together. The woman is in a hotel room with a view of the port. The man is inside of a parked car with a view of the ocean. A man named Colonel appears and hands the man a box with a loaded gun inside. The Colonel states "its a present from the witch". The woman's name is Meiko (Michiko Kichise) and she is the young wife of Takamitsu Temiyako (Takamitsu Temiyako) - president of a large medical corporation. The man in the parked car is Dr. Tokito Takahiko (Hiroshi Abe) an employee of the large medical corporation. This evening, Meiko and Tokito will implement their plan to murder Meiko's husband and frame his death as a suicide.
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Writing | Noël Calef | Novel |
Directing | Akira Ogata | Director |
Writing | Kaoruko Kida | Screenplay |
Writing | Louis Malle | Original Story |
Writing | Roger Nimier | Original Story |
Visual Effects | Katsuro Onoue | Special Effects Supervisor |
Camera | Atsuhiro Nabeshima | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
Art | Toshihiro Isomi | Production Design |
Editing | Yōsuke Yafune | Editor |
Art | China Suzuki | Art Designer |
Sound | Youki Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects | Tetsuo Ôya | Visual Effects Producer |
Visual Effects | Michiki Nobutaka | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Sound | Yasuyuki Konno | Sound Effects |