Character Relationships in The Lost Alibi

Teiichiro Ishino (played by Keiju Kobayashi) is a protagonist in The Lost Alibi. A 42-year-old purchasing director at Towa-Keori and family man who secretly maintains an affair with his younger colleague. When his neighbor is accused of murder and claims to have seen him, he lies to the police to protect his double life, triggering severe moral conflict. Chieko Umetani (played by Chisako Hara) appears in The Lost Alibi. Teiichiro's mistress and workplace colleague, fifteen years his junior. She represents the secret extra-marital life he carefully compartmentalizes from his family. Kuniko Ishino (played by Chieko Nakakita) appears in The Lost Alibi. Kozo Sugiyama (played by Masao Oda) appears in The Lost Alibi. Teiichiro's neighbor accused of murdering a woman in Mukōjima. His claim of having seen Teiichiro in Shinjuku around the time of the crime triggers the protagonist's moral dilemma.

Character Relationship Map: The Lost Alibi

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The Lost Alibi (1960) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

Story Analysis

A married executive must choose between exposing his secret affair and telling the truth that could help his accused neighbor.

Plot Progression

  1. A Carefully Divided Life
  2. The Dangerous Encounter
  3. A Murder Accusation
  4. The Cost of Silence
  5. The Conscience Trap

Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa

The Lost Alibi (1960) · 5/10 · thriller

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