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  • Yotsuya kaidan (1959)
  • 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Yotsuya kaidan (1959)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Kenji MISUMI's YOTSUYA KWAIDAN is presumed to be the first colored film version of the famous play. Deviating heavily from the original source, Fuji YAHIRO depicts cold blooded protagonist Iemon as a tragic hero. The "righteous revenge" ...See moreKenji MISUMI's YOTSUYA KWAIDAN is presumed to be the first colored film version of the famous play. Deviating heavily from the original source, Fuji YAHIRO depicts cold blooded protagonist Iemon as a tragic hero. The "righteous revenge" for his ruthlessly murdered wife leads to the redemption of her evil spirit. The visionary finale is without a question the apex of this underrated masterpiece. See less
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Fuji Yahiro (screenplay)
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Jul 1, 1959 (Japan)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Kazuo Hasegawa
Iemon Tamiya Iemon Tamiya   See fewer
Narutoshi Hayashi
Yomoshichi (as Naritoshi Hayashi) Yomoshichi (as Naritoshi Hayashi)   See fewer
Hideo Takamatsu
Naosuke Gombei Naosuke Gombei   See fewer
Kôichi Aihara
Tôzô Kido Tôzô Kido   See fewer
Shinobu Araki
Hikoroku Matsumura Hikoroku Matsumura   See fewer
San'emon Arashi
Kihei Itô Kihei Itô   See fewer
Ryônosuke Azuma
Takuetsu, masseur Takuetsu, masseur   See fewer
Saburô Date
Gon'nosuke Hanada Gon'nosuke Hanada   See fewer
Takaji Fukui
Kazuma Kanamori Kazuma Kanamori   See fewer
Yûshi Hamada
Kanjûrô Iwamoto Kanjûrô Iwamoto   See fewer
Yukio Horikita
Genroku Okada Genroku Okada   See fewer
Tadashi Iwata
Jûsuke Seki Jûsuke Seki   See fewer
Hanzô Kataoka
Tajimaya Tajimaya   See fewer
Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka
Gohei Kiriama Gohei Kiriama   See fewer
Tokio Oki
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Sôji Shibata
Sôan, doctor Sôan, doctor   See fewer
Yasuhiko Shima
Sajima Kobayashi Sajima Kobayashi   See fewer
Fujio Suga
Kanzô Sekiguchi Kanzô Sekiguchi   See fewer
Shôsaku Sugiyama
Chôbei Akiyama Chôbei Akiyama   See fewer
Kazue Tamaki
Hikozô Kitagawa Hikozô Kitagawa   See fewer
Kinjirô Tooyama
Ichijûrô Ishiwa Ichijûrô Ishiwa   See fewer
Jun Ôsugi
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