The Ghost of Yotsuya

The Ghost of Yotsuya

1959•1h 24m•6.0/10

DramaHorror

Ratings

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6.0/10(12)

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Iemon Tamiya

Yasuko Nakada

Yasuko Nakada

Oiwa

Yōko Uraji

Yōko Uraji

Oume

Mieko Kondō

Mieko Kondō

Osode

Jōji Tsurumi

Jōji Tsurumi

Kohei

Naritoshi Hayashi

Naritoshi Hayashi

Yomoshichi

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

Naosuke Gombei

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Omaki

Kōichi Aihara

Tôzô Kido

Shinobu Araki

Hikoroku Matsumura

San'emon Arashi

Kihei Itô

Okuzan Asao

Monk

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Yasuhiko Shima

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Hanzō Kataoka

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