The Ghosts of Yotsuya

Overview

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 12, 1956

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shintoho Company

Cast

Haruo Tanaka,Chieko Sōma,Kō Mihashi,Kikuko Hanaoka,Hiroshi Izumida,Chōko Iida,Tomisaburō Wakayama,Masao Takamatsu,Eiichi Nobuo,Akemi Tsukushiand 5 more

Director

Masaki Mōri

Writer

Torao Tanabe,Hideo Oguni,Nanboku Tsuruya

Producer

Mitsugi Okura

Cinematography

Hiroshi Suzuki

Music

Urato Watanabe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0226538