Horror ·Romance · Japan · 1972 · 1h 7m

Hellish Love

性談牡丹燈籠

Director

Cast

Setsuko Ogawa as Otsuyu Hidemi Hara as Omine Hajime Tanimoto as Shinzaburo Hyōe Enoki as Mamoru Kinatsu Yoshie Kitsuda as Oyone Miki Hayashi as Okuni

Crew

Shinji Yamada — Editor Naozumi Yamamoto — Original Music Composer Koji Matsumoto — Screenplay Masayasu Ōebara — Screenplay Ryoji Ito — Producer Toshiyuki Matsui — Production Design

Synopsis

Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman, only to find she belongs to the world of the dead.

Mood & Themes

ghost

Key Collaborators

Chūsei Sone Director Shinji Yamada Editor Naozumi Yamamoto Original Music Composer Koji Matsumoto Screenplay Masayasu Ōebara Screenplay Ryoji Ito Producer Toshiyuki Matsui Production Design

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