Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin (1962)
During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.
Cast
- Tamaki Katori - Reiko (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
- Jōji Ōhara - Takeo Higa (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
- Kyōko Ōgimachi - Akemi (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
- Shao Lo-Hui - Chuang Tzu (segment "Broken Coffin")
- Rong Bai - Madam Tabana
- Miyako Ichijō - Widow (segment "Broken Coffin")
- Shiro Enami - Young Man
Screenplay
- Mitsuo Kaneda (Screenplay)
- Minoru Matsui (Screenplay)
- Ren Huang (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin about?
- During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.
- Who directed Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
- Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin was directed by Shao Lo-Hui, Satoru Kobayashi.
- Who stars in Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
- Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin stars Tamaki Katori, Jōji Ōhara, Kyōko Ōgimachi, Shao Lo-Hui, Rong Bai, Miyako Ichijō.
- How long is Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
- Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin has a runtime of 1h 28m (88 minutes).
- What genre is Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
- Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin is a Horror film.
- Where was Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin produced?
- Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin was produced in Taiwan, Japan.