Horror · Japan · 1956 · 1h 26m

The Ghosts of Yotsuya

四谷怪談

The Ghosts of Yotsuya poster
Director
Masaki Mōri
Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama as Iemon Akemi Tsukushi as Oume Chieko Sōma as Oiwa Haruo Tanaka as Naosuke Shigeru Ogura as Takuetsu Unpei Yokoyama as
Crew
Hiroshi Suzuki — Director of Photography Toshio Goto — Editor Urato Watanabe — Original Music Composer Hideo Oguni — Screenplay Torao Tanabe — Screenplay
Synopsis

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.

Trailer The Ghosts of Yotsuya — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Key Collaborators
Masaki Mōri Director Hiroshi Suzuki Director of Photography Toshio Goto Editor Urato Watanabe Original Music Composer Hideo Oguni Screenplay Torao Tanabe Screenplay
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