The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh — forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Yoshihiro IshikawaDirector
- Yoshihiro IshikawaWriter
- Isao TomitaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ryōhei UchidaNabeshima Naoshige
- Kōtarō SatomiYuki Jonosuke
- Kyoko MikageYukiji
- Masumi TachibanaLady Orin
- Yuriko MishimaYuri
- Machiko YashiroLady Hyuga
- Misa TokiSayo
- Mitsuko YoshikawaKumi
- Keiichiro ShimadaRyuzoji Takafusa
- Kenji KusumotoSasaki Hayato
- Yōichi NumataTorakichi
- Bunta SugawaraShibayama Ukon
Themes
suiciderevengeghost cat