Japan, 1926
70m
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A Japanese horror film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
Plot Summary
A man takes a job at an asylum hoping to find and free his imprisoned wife.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Kinugasa Productions, National Film Art, Shin Kankaku-ha Eiga Renmei Productions
Produced by: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Written by: Yasunari Kawabata, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Minoru Inuzuka, Bankô Sawada
Short Story: Yasunari Kawabata
Director of Photography: Kôhei Sugiyama
Art Director: Chiyo Ozaki
Cast
Masuo Inoue (servant)
Ayako Iijima (servant's daughter)
Yoshie Nakagawa (servant's wife)
Hiroshi Nemoto (young man)
Misao Seki (doctor)
Minoru Takase (1st crazy man)
Eiko Minami (dancer)
Kyosuke Takamatsu (2nd crazy man)
Tetsu Tsuboi (3rd crazy man)
Shintarô Takiguchi (boy)
Alternative Titles
The Forgotten Pages – US title
A Page of Madness – English language title
References
Books
- Carnal Curses, Disfigured Dreams: Japanese Horror & Bizarre Cinema 1898-1949 by Kagami Jigoku Kobayashi p.60
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.249 – credits
