The Ghost of Yotsuya

Name: The Ghost of Yotsuya
Genre: Horror
Released: 1959
Rating: 68.5
Cast: Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Katsuko Wakasugi, Shuntarō Emi, Ryūzaburō Nakamura

1959·Movie

1h 16min

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68/100

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This horror tale relates the consequences of a Japanese legend which tells of a man who has to betray his wife in order to achieve power.

DNA

Genres: Ghost Story Supernatural Horror
Mood: UnsettlingForebodingHauntingSinisterMacabreChilling
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
BetrayalGriefCurseUnrequited LoveSupernatural ForcesRevenge
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
ObsessionForbidden LoveSupernatural OccurrencesRedemptionPast TraumaGhostly Vengeance
Pacing: DeliberateBuilding Suspense
Narrative: Linear NarrativeFlashbacks
Dialog: Dramatic MonologuesEmotional Exchanges
Character Types: GhostVictimBetrayerAvenging Spirit
Time: 18th CenturyPast Era
Place: Urban CityscapeHaunted HouseTraditional Japanese Architecture
Cinematic Style: Low-Key LightingAtmospheric LightingTraditional Japanese Costumes
Costume and Set: Traditional Japanese SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Crew

Directed by:

Nobuo Nakagawa, Tadashi Nishimoto, Yoshihiro Ishikawa

Composed by:

Chumei Watanabe

Cast

Shigeru Amachi

Iemon Tamiya

Noriko Kitazawa

Sode

Katsuko Wakasugi

Iwa

Shuntarō Emi

Naosuke

Ryūzaburō Nakamura

Yomoshichi

Junko Ikeuchi

Ume Itô

Jun Ōtomo

Takuetsu

Kikuko Hanaoka

Maki

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