The Curse of the Ghost (1969)
About 1786 the doings of a demented lord results in many masterless samurai, including Iyemon (Kei Sato) who is used to luxury and cannot adjust to the hand-to-mouth conditions & piecework of umbrella making. Having hired ruffians to make him look like a superior swordsman, he arranges for himself the opportunity of a profitable marriage. He hires the half-blind masseur Takuetsu (Sawamura Sounosuke) to seduce or rape his wife (Kyoko Mikage), so that she can be divorced or killed for adultery. But the masseur takes pity & informs Oiwa of her husband's horrid plot. Assisted by the merchant's daughter he intends to marry, Iyemon disfigures his wife attempting to poison her so he can marry higher. There's a lovingly gruesome sequence as she combs blad patches into her hair, kneeling deformed at her mirror, weeping with bitterness. She eventually cuts her own throat, swearing revenge.
Cast
- Kazuko Inano - Oiwa
- Kei Satō - Iyemon
- Yoshihiko Aoyama - Yomoshichi, a Samurai
- Akiji Kobayashi - Naosuke
- Kyoko Mikage
- Sonosuke Sawamura
- Jun Hamamura
- Yasuhiro Minakami
- Gen Kimura
- Tatsuo Hanabu
Screenplay
- Kinya Naoi
- Nanboku Tsuruya (Original Story)
Keywords
kaidan
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Curse of the Ghost about?
- About 1786 the doings of a demented lord results in many masterless samurai, including Iyemon (Kei Sato) who is used to luxury and cannot adjust to the hand-to-mouth conditions & piecework of umbrella making. Having hired ruffians to make him look like a superior swordsman, he arranges for himself the opportunity of a profitable marriage. He hires the half-blind masseur Takuetsu (Sawamura Sounosuke) to seduce or rape his wife (Kyoko Mikage), so that she can be divorced or killed for adultery. But the masseur takes pity & informs Oiwa of her husband's horrid plot. Assisted by the merchant's daughter he intends to marry, Iyemon disfigures his wife attempting to poison her so he can marry higher. There's a lovingly gruesome sequence as she combs blad patches into her hair, kneeling deformed at her mirror, weeping with bitterness. She eventually cuts her own throat, swearing revenge.
- Who directed The Curse of the Ghost?
- The Curse of the Ghost was directed by Kazuo Mori.
- Who stars in The Curse of the Ghost?
- The Curse of the Ghost stars Kazuko Inano, Kei Satō, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Akiji Kobayashi, Kyoko Mikage, Sonosuke Sawamura.
- How long is The Curse of the Ghost?
- The Curse of the Ghost has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
- What genre is The Curse of the Ghost?
- The Curse of the Ghost is a Horror film.
- Where was The Curse of the Ghost produced?
- The Curse of the Ghost was produced in Japan.