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Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast

The Monster With 21 Faces

Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.5190 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Through 1984 and 1985, a mysterious group calling itself "The Monster With 21 Faces" waged an extortion and blackmail campaign against numerous Japanese companies.

This bizarre vendetta began on March 18th, 1984, when Glico company president Katsuhisa Ezaki was abducted from his home in Nishinomiya. He was held for three days, but - following his escape - his abductors would pivot their torment from him to his company.

For about a year-and-a-half, these villainous schemers would harass companies until they agreed to pay a ransom. More than 30 years later, their true motives and identities remain unknown...


Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan

Producers: Ben Krokum, Quil Carter, Laura Hannan, Astrid Kneier, Katherine Vatalaro, Damion Moore, Amy Hampton Miller, Timothy Stratton, Scott Meesey, Steven Wilson, Sara Willemsen, Scott Patzold, Marie Vanglund, and Kathy Marie

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Music Credits

Sara Afonso - "Underwater 03"

Kai Engel - "Touch the Darkness"

ROZKOL - "Slow Muties"

ROZKOL - "Faces to the Sky"

Mystery Mammal - "Leer"

ROZKOL - "Chase Scene"

Xenojam - "Abduction"

Graham Bole - "Lurking"

Sergey Cheremisinov - "Sleepwalker III"

Forlon - "Roembden Crater"

Other music created and composed by Ailsa Traves

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:03.0

Strip us!

0:04.0

Are you still doing it?

0:05.0

Nothing.

0:06.0

After 25 years, the full Monty crew are back.

0:10.0

This is going to be the greatest comeback of new strength.

0:14.0

In a new original series.

0:16.0

I call anybody along me?

0:18.0

They're older.

0:20.0

Chocolate sanctuary.

0:21.0

And number-wiseer.

0:22.0

Not me, mate.

0:23.0

Oh.

0:24.0

The full Monty.

0:25.0

Streaming due 14 exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:29.0

18 plus subscription required season season supply.

0:59.0

Candy remains what Grico is most well known for.

1:02.0

You are likely familiar with this company because they produce the candy's pocky and

1:06.7

pretz, both of which are pretty known worldwide.

1:10.0

Grico's products are distributed mostly across Asia through their native Japan, as well

1:15.3

as through China and Thailand.

1:17.9

But they also have a strong foothold in the American and European markets.

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