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The Cursed Jar (呪いの壺, Noroi no Tsubo) is the twenty-third episode of Operation: Mystery.

Synopsis[]

A strange incident occurred in Kyoto. An elderly person peered into an antique jar on the veranda and was instantly blinded, leading to their death. Upon receiving a request from the Kyoto Prefectural Police, members of the SRI, along with Inspector Machida, visited the forensic department of the prefectural police.

Before them appeared a young man named Hino. He revealed that all the victims were clients of his antique shop.

Cast[]

  • Shiro Maki (牧 史郎, Maki Shirō): Shin Kishida (岸田 森, Kishida Shin)
  • Kyosuke Misawa (三沢 京助, Misawa Kyōsuke): Homare Suguro (勝呂 誉, Suguro Homare)
  • Tadashi Matoya (的矢 忠, Matoya Tadashi): Yasumi Hara (原保 美, Hara Yasumi)
  • Hiroshi Nomura (野村 洋, Nomura Hiroshi): Seiji Matsuyama (松山 省二, Matsuyama Seiji)
  • Taizo Machida (町田 大蔵, Machida Taizō): Akiji Kobayashi (小林 昭二, Kobayashi Akiji)

Guest Actors[]

  • Tsuzo Hino (日野 統三, Hino Tsuzō): Kotobuki Hananomoto (花ノ本 寿, Hananomoto Kotobuki)
  • Shopkeeper Ichii (市井店主, Ichii Tenshu): Eizo Kitamura (北村 英三, Kitamura Eizō)
  • Tsuyoshi Hino (日野 統吉, Hino Tsuyoshi): Saburo Ukita (浮田 左武郎, Ukita Saburō)
  • Nobuko Ichii (市井 信子, Ichii Nobuko): Junko Matsukawa (松川 純子, Matsukawa Junko)
  • Chief Tachibana (立花警部, Tachibana Keibu): Masamitsu Kitahara (北原 将光, Kitahara Masamitsu)
  • Forensic Department Dr. Akagi (鑑識課・赤木医師, Kanshikika, Akagi Ishi): Tatsuo Nishiyama (西山 辰夫, Nishiyama Tatsuo)

Home Media[]

  • Operation: Mystery Volume 6 features episodes 22-23, 25-26.
  • Operation: Mystery Blu-ray BOX features all episodes except 24.

Trivia[]

  • The focal scene of this episode depicts a fire at Myōken-ji Temple, located in the Kamigyo Ward of Kyoto. This scene was constructed using a model built at a 1/6 scale, through collaboration between director Akio Jissoji and special effects artist Jun Oki.
  • Footage of the burning Myōken-ji Temple was later reused in the 1982 period drama special Akuryō Sakurako hime, produced by Tsuburaya Productions.
Operation: Mystery Episodes
Operation: Mystery 1. Man Through the Wall | 2. Man-Eating Moths | 3. White Face | 4. Fearful Phone Calls | 5. The Grim Reaper's Lullaby | 6. Vampire Hell | 7. The Woman With Blue Blood | 8. The Shining Street Killer | 9. The Strolling Head | 10. Radio Waves Summoning Death | 11. The Jaguar's Eyes Are Red | 12. Fairy Tale of Fog | 13. Gallows of Ice | 14. Good Night | 15. 24th Year of Revenge | 16. Kamaitachi | 17. The Phantom Grim Reaper | 18. The Dead Whispers | 19. Bat Man | 20. Murderous Circuit | 21. Beauty and Pollen | 22. Endless Rampage | 23. The Cursed Jar | 24. Mad Humans | 25. I Will Buy Kyoto | 26. The Snow Woman
Operation: Mystery - Second File 1. Zeus Trigger | 2. Showa Koji Gento | 3. Man-Eating Trees
Operation: Mystery - Mystery File 1. The Blood Sphere | 2. Ground-Crawling Queen | 3. Beautiful Girl Creeping in Darkness | 4. He Who Peers Into the Abyss
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