Yotsuya Kaidan (1956 film)
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aka Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film
directed by Masaki Mori. It is Japanese horror film (J-Horror
) based on the Japanese ghost story (kaidan
) about Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon.
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
directed by Masaki Mori. It is Japanese horror film (J-Horror
J-Horror
Japanese horror, or J-Horror, is Japanese horror fiction in popular culture, noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre in light of western treatments...
) based on the Japanese ghost story (kaidan
Kaidan
Kaidan is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 meaning “strange, mysterious, rare or bewitching apparition" and 談 meaning “talk” or “recited narrative.”-Overall meaning and usage:...
) about Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon.
Cast
- Tomisaburo WakayamaTomisaburo Wakayama, born Masaru Okumura, was a Japanese actor, best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling, 17th century ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and Cub samurai movies.-Biography:...
as IemonIemonis an ancient Japanese given name for men. The name originally came from the word which is the right guardhouse of the gates of Heian-kyō imperial palace during the Asuka period and Heian period.-Possible writings:...
(Tamiya Iemon) - (相馬千恵子) as Oiwa
- Chouko Iida (飯田蝶子)
- Shigeru Ogura
- Haruo TanakaHaruo Tanakawas a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades.-Career:Tanaka was born in Kyoto and quit school in order to become a film actor, joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1925. He eventually moved up to secondary leads and even into leading roles against...
- and others