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The Oiwa Phantom

Original title: Yotsuya kaidan - Oiwa no borei
  • 1969
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The Oiwa Phantom (1969)
JapaneseHorror

The complicated story takes place around 1786 and concerns the life of a masterless samurai who is unhappy in marriage with his ailing wife and hates working for a living doing assembly piec... Read allThe complicated story takes place around 1786 and concerns the life of a masterless samurai who is unhappy in marriage with his ailing wife and hates working for a living doing assembly piecework for umbrellas.The complicated story takes place around 1786 and concerns the life of a masterless samurai who is unhappy in marriage with his ailing wife and hates working for a living doing assembly piecework for umbrellas.

  • Director
    • Kazuo Mori
  • Writers
    • Kin'ya Naoi
    • Nanboku Tsuruya
  • Stars
    • Kei Satô
    • Yoshihiko Aoyama
    • Akiji Kobayashi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    46
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kazuo Mori
    • Writers
      • Kin'ya Naoi
      • Nanboku Tsuruya
    • Stars
      • Kei Satô
      • Yoshihiko Aoyama
      • Akiji Kobayashi
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    • Iyemon
    Yoshihiko Aoyama
    Yoshihiko Aoyama
    • Yomoshichi, a Samurai
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    • Naosuke
    • (as Issei Mori)
    Jun Hamamura
    Jun Hamamura
    • Oiwa's Father
    Gen Kimura
    • Okuda
    Kazuko Inano
    • Oiwa
    Kyoko Mikage
    • Osode
    Sônosuke Sawamura
    Sônosuke Sawamura
    • Takuetsu
    Yasuhiro Mizukami
    • Kohei
    Chikako Masago
    • Oure
    Ikuno Mori
    Shôzô Nanbu
    Tatsuo Hanabu
    Tatsuo Hanabu
    Tokio Oki
    Teruko Ômi
    • Director
      • Kazuo Mori
    • Writers
      • Kin'ya Naoi
      • Nanboku Tsuruya
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      Version of Yotsuya kaidan (1912)

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    • Release date
      • 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Curse of the Ghost
    • Production company
      • Daiei
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.25 : 1

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