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The Shadow Within

5.719701h 37mMovieDramaThriller

When a married man begins an affair with a woman from his past, he comes to suspect her young son intends to murder him.

DirectorYoshitarō Nomura
WriterShinobu Hashimoto
ProducersShigemi Sugisaki·Yoshiharu Mishima

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Cast · Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura

SIShima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Yasuko Koiso
GKGō Katō
Gō Katō
Yukio Hamajima
MOMayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Keiko Hamajima
YTYūsuke Takita
Yūsuke Takita
Hamajima's uncle
KIKaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Hamajima's mother
SAShinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida
YIYoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
YKYōsuke Kondō
Yōsuke Kondō
ANAkiko Nomura
Akiko Nomura
AKAtsuko Kawaguchi
Atsuko Kawaguchi
GS
Ginzô Sekiguchi
YA
Yuriko Abe

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The Shadow Within — streaming FAQ

Which OTT platform streams The Shadow Within?

The Shadow Within is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is The Shadow Within on Netflix?

No, The Shadow Within is not on Netflix in United States as of October 2026. It's currently on Criterion Channel.

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