A Samurai's Love
Horror · Drama
Overview
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
Top Cast


Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa


Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima


Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki


Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Michiko Ai
Michiko Ai
Michiko Ai


Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata


Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Mitsusaburō Ramon


Shōsaku Sugiyama
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Shōsaku Sugiyama


Kanji Koshiba
Kanji Koshiba
Kanji Koshiba
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A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their ghosts subsequently appear to Shinzaburo. He obtains a door-protecting charm and a statue of the goddess Kannon from a priest to keep the spirits from his home. A conniving servant removes the protective devices so that Otsuyu can reach her lover and cart him away to the land of the dead.

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