Drama ·Fantasy · Japan · 1969 · 1h 16m

Devil's Temple

鬼の棲む館

Devil's Temple poster
Director
Kenji Misumi
Cast
Shintarō Katsu as Mumyo Taro Hideko Takamine as Kaede Michiyo Aratama as Aizen Kei Satō as Priest Ryūtarō Gomi as Gen Kimura as
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Writer Masaichi Nagata — Producer Yoshio Ueno — Costume Design
Synopsis

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer. Bloody violence erupts whenever strangers approach the temple. Can the traveling priest bring his belief in the Buddha and rid the three temple residents of the devils that hold their souls?

Mood & Themes
samuraibuddhafemme fatalejidaigekinanboku-chō period
Key Collaborators
Kenji Misumi Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Writer Masaichi Nagata Producer Yoshio Ueno Costume Design
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