Japan, 1959
76m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 2.35:1
mono, Japanese
A Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.
Plot Summary
Impecunious samurai Iemon and his conniving servant Naosuke commit multiple murders to secure the affections of two sisters, Iwa and Sode. Iemon soon tires of Iwa, and given the opportunity to marry a wealthy man's daughter, he removes the inconvenience of an existing wife by poisoning her and slashing to death the masseur he'd bribed to seduce her. The two bodies are nailed to opposite sides of a shutter and sunk in a pool. Both victims' disfigured ghosts return to haunt the two murderers, leading them to further crimes and, ultimately, retribution.
Credits
Crew
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa
Shintoho Company Ltd.
Planning: Hiroshi Onozawa
Producer: Mitsugu Okura
Script: Masayoshi Onuki [real name: Nobuo Nakagawa], Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Play: Nanboku Tsuruya
Assistant Director: Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Director of Photography: Tadashi Nishimoto
Music: Michiaki Watanabe
Western Electric Recording
Art Director: Haruyasu Kurosawa
Cast
Shigeru Amachi (Iemon Tamiya)
Noriko Kitazawa (Sode)
Kazuko Wakasugi (Iwa)
Shuntaro Emi (Naosuke)
Ryozaburo Nakamura (Yomoshichi)
Jun Otomo (Takuetsu)
Junko Ikeuchi (Ume)
Kikuko Hanaoka (Maki)
Alternative Titles
The Ghost of Yotsuya – English language title
Ghost Story of Yotsuya – Japan (DVD)
Histoire de fantômes japonais – France
Yotsuya Ghost Story in Tokaido – English language title
Links
Sequel
Chushingura gaiden: Yotsuya kaidan (1994)
References
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.125
- The Encyclopedia of Japanese Horror Films by Salvador Murguia (ed.) pp.322-324 – credits, review (by Jennifer Coates)
- Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction Films by Thomas Weisser and Yuko Mihara Weisser p.104 (Entry shows title as Ghost Story of Yotsuya) – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.496 – credits
