also known as Lullaby to Kill and The Devil's Bouncing Ball Song, is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The films follows detective Kindaichi after he arrives in "Devil's Skull village" to investigate an old murder case.
The box office receipts of the films exceeded 750,000,000 yen. The film was referred to as a "smash hit" (大ヒット) for Toho Pictures and was among the top 10 box office draws of 1977 in Japan. Tomisaburo Wakayama won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 20th Blue Ribbon Awards for his performance in the film, which he undertook while suffering from complications of diabetes.
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