Summary
A young woman turns to the supernatural to wreak revenge on a murderous warlord.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 40Audiences 50GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer40%
IMDb6.7
Audience score32%
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −13 min on the typical 95
typical 9582Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Released
1969
December 20, 1969
57 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more28 people
- Kōjirō HongōHanzaemon Komori
- NKNaomi KobayashiOtoyo
- MKMitsuyo KameiSayo
Rokkō TouraYabuchi Gyobu- Kōichi UenoyamaTangonokami Nabeshima
- Ikuko MōriSawanoi
- ATAkihisa TodaMatashichiro Ryuzoji
- Akane KawasakiSanae
- NONatsuko OkaNamie
- Yūsaku TerashimaYosuke
- Shōzō NanbuPriest Genkai
- Shintarō NanjōSenior Retainer
Shōsaku SugiyamaShobei Shimazaki
Ikkei TamakiJinzaemon Goda- SHSeishiro HaraSenior Retainer
Yukio HorikitaShugendo Practitioner
Jun FujikawaShugendo Practitioner- KKKiyoshi KasugaShugendo Practitioner
- TITadashi IwataDoctor
- GKGen KurokiShiose
- YBYutaro BanKamata
- YSYorie SantoKaede
- THTeruyo HigashiyamaTsubaki
- YAYōko AtsutaSatsuki
Directing · 1
- Tokuzō Tanaka Director
Writing · 1
- Shozaburo Asai Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Hiroshi Imai Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hiroshi Yamada Editor
Sound · 3
- Chumei Watanabe Original Music Composer
- Yukio Kaihara Sound Recordist
- Toru Kurashima Sound Effects
Art · 1
- Seiichi Ōta Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Hiroshi Mima Lighting Technician
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