Horror · Japan · 1938 · 1h 14m

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

怪猫　謎の三味線

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen poster
Director
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Cast
Sumiko Suzuki as Mitsue Bando Mitsuko Mori as Onui, younger sister of Okiyo Kinue Utagawa as Okiyo Shinpachirō Asaka as Eigorō Onoe as Mitsugu Terashima as
Crew
Takenori Takahashi — Director of Photography Shōtarō Saijō — Screenplay
Synopsis

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

Mood & Themes
betrayalshamisenghost car
Key Collaborators
Kiyohiko Ushihara Director Takenori Takahashi Director of Photography Shōtarō Saijō Screenplay
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