Kyôren no onna shishô (1926)

Japan, 1926
53m
36mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent

A Japanese horror film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Plot Summary

A jealous woman puts a curse on a pair of young lovers.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Nikkatsu Shugekibu
Written by: Matsutarô Kawaguchi
Based on the Novel Shinkei Kasane-ga-fuchi by Enchô San’yûtei
Director of Photography: Tatsuyuki Yokota
Art Director: Yoshiaki Kamehara

Cast
Eiji Nakano (Shinkichi
Yoshiko Okada (Ohisa
Yoneko Sakai (Nobushiga

Alternative Titles

El amor de una profesora de canto – Spain
L’amour fou d’une maîtresse de chant – France
La femme professeur folle d’amour – France
The Love-Crazed Instructor
The Love-Mad Tutoress
The Passion of a Woman Teacher – UK, USA
Szalona miłość nauczycielki śpiewu – Poland

See also
Kaidan Kasane gafuchi (1957)
Kaidan iro zange: Kyôren onna shishô (1957)
Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (1960)
Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (1970)
Kaidan (2007)

References

Books

  • The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.36