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Kagero-za

Kagero-za

19816.52h 20m

Overview

A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Written by Izumi Kyōka, Yōzō Tanaka
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Top Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Shungo Matsuzaki

Michiyo Yasuda

Michiyo Yasuda

Shinako

Eriko Kusuta

Eriko Kusuta

Ine

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Wada

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Mio

K

Katsuo Nakamura

Tamawaki

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Master

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Butler

B-saku Satoh

B-saku Satoh

Station Employee

Emiko Azuma

Emiko Azuma

Old Woman

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookplaywrightghosttaisho period

About Kagero-za

Kagero-za is a romance, drama, mystery film released in 1981 exploring themes of based on novel or book, playwright, ghost, taisho period. Directed by Seijun Suzuki, it stars Yūsaku Matsuda, Michiyo Yasuda, Eriko Kusuta. A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.

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