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The Temptress and the Monk

The Temptress and the Monk

1957•1h 28m
HorrorDramaFantasy

A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yumeji Tsukioka

Yumeji Tsukioka

The Temptress

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Socho

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Old Socho

Akitake Kōno

Medicine seller

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Traveler

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

The Criminal

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Peasant

Seijiro Takano

Middle-aged monk

Keishichi Nakahara

Young monk

Takashi Sudo

Ikuko Kimuro

Ikuko Kimuro

Mountain girl

Tadashi Kobayashi

The Dwarf

Ichijirō Oya

Grandfather

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