The read
It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend about a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
62 audience votes
Key crew
- Nobuo NakagawaDirector
- Yoshihiro IshikawaScreenplay
- Masayoshi ÔnukiScreenplay
- Chumei WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Shigeru AmachiIemon Tamiya
- Noriko KitazawaSode
- Katsuko WakasugiIwa
- Shuntarō EmiNaosuke
- Ryūzaburō NakamuraYomoshichi
- Junko IkeuchiUme Itô
- Jun ŌtomoTakuetsu
- Hiroshi HayashiKiemon Itô
- Shinjirō AsanoSamon
- Arata ShibataHikoemon Satô
- Kikuko HanaokaMaki
- Kan SugiJônen
Stills
Themes
samuraigreedbased on play or musicalrevengebetrayalmurderervengeful ghostroninghostedo periodwife murdererpoisoned drink