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The Ghost of Yotsuya
Movie Details

Title: The Ghost of Yotsuya

Release Date: 11 Jul 1959

Runtime: 1h 16m

Genre: Horror

Director: Shintoho Company

Production Companies: Shintoho Company

Overview: This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (50 votes)

Cast

  • Iemon Tamiya: Shigeru Amachi
  • Sode: Noriko Kitazawa
  • Iwa: Katsuko Wakasugi
  • Naosuke: Shuntarō Emi
  • Yomoshichi: Ryūzaburō Nakamura
  • Ume Itô: Junko Ikeuchi
  • Takuetsu: Jun Ōtomo
  • Kiemon Itô: Hiroshi Hayashi
  • Samon: Shinjirō Asano
  • Hikoemon Satô: Arata Shibata
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