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The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

19596.51h 17m

Overview

This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.

Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Written by Masayoshi Ônuki, Nanboku Tsuruya, Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Produced by Mitsugi Okura
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Top Cast

Shigeru Amachi

Shigeru Amachi

Iemon Tamiya

Noriko Kitazawa

Noriko Kitazawa

Sode

Katsuko Wakasugi

Katsuko Wakasugi

Iwa

Shuntarō Emi

Shuntarō Emi

Naosuke

Ryūzaburō Nakamura

Ryūzaburō Nakamura

Yomoshichi

Junko Ikeuchi

Junko Ikeuchi

Ume Itô

Jun Ōtomo

Jun Ōtomo

Takuetsu

Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Kiemon Itô

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Shinjirō Asano

Samon

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Arata Shibata

Hikoemon Satô

Themes & Keywords

samuraigreedbased on play or musicalrevengebetrayalmurderervengeful ghostroninghostedo periodwife murdererpoisoned drinkspousal murder

About The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya is a horror film released in 1959 exploring themes of samurai, greed, based on play or musical, revenge, betrayal, murderer. Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, it stars Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Katsuko Wakasugi. This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.

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