The Ghost Story of Oiwa’s Spirit (1961)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Horror
Release: 2005-09-04
Director: Tai Katô
Writers: Tai Katô , Nanboku Tsuruya
Language: Japanese
Stars: Ayuko Fujishiro , Sentarô Fushimi , Jūshirō Konoe , Yumiko Mihara , Kikugorô Onoe , Hiroko Sakuramachi , Tosshô Sawamura , Tomisaburō Wakayama , Atsushi Watanabe
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Ghost of Oiwa , Kaidan Oiwa no borei , Contes fantastiques de l'ère Edo (France, French Republic) , The Ghost Story of Oiwa's Spirit (United States of America) , 怪談お岩の亡霊 (Japan) , Le spectre de dame Iwa (France, French Republic) , Oiwa no burei (Japan)
Plot: Tamiya, an egomaniacal samurai, determines to reunite with his wife Oiwa, who's left him after a murder scandal. When her sister Osode is tricked into prostitution by a masseuse, Tamiya is joined by his friend Naosuke in turning the situation into a plot to win back Oiwa, which complicates as a new girl enters the picture. Tamiya's scheming injustices backfire in the form of an onryo, a vengeance-seeking ghost, and yet the movie's horror is entirely of human contrivance. Based on the famous Japanese Kabuki play Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan, written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV in 1825.
IMDB:tt0122564