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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

★ 8.0/10•1938•1h 14m•Horror

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

Kiyohiko Ushihara · Director

Shōtarō Saijō · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageJA
Release DateNov 2, 1938

Actors

Sumiko Suzuki

Sumiko Suzuki

Mitsue Bando

Mitsuko Mori

Mitsuko Mori

Onui, younger sister of Okiyo

Kinue Utagawa

Kinue Utagawa

Okiyo

Shinpachirō Asaka

Shinpachirō Asaka

Eigorō Onoe

Eigorō Onoe

Mitsugu Terashima

Hiroko Takayama

Hiroko Takayama

Okimi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Yaeko Asano

Yuriko Asano

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Mitsuko Gun

Matsuko Hidaka

Yasumasa Jitsukawa

Taisuke Matsumoto

Taisuke Matsumoto

Matsuko Miho

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