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Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

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Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1949-07-05

Runtime: 85 mins

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Horror

Original title: Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Production Companies: Shochiku

Production Countries: Japan

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Ken Uehara

Hisako Yamane

Haruko Sugimura

Chōko Iida

Osamu Takizawa

Jūkichi Uno

Keiji Sada

Takuetsu, the masseur

Aizo Tamashima

Ken Mitsuda

Yoshito Yamaji

Daisuke Katō

Kanichi Kato

Kimie Hayashi

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