The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

Nov 2, 1938

1h 14m

★ 7.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Shinko

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Cast

Mitsue Bando

Sumiko Suzuki

Onui, younger sister of Okiyo

Mitsuko Mori

Okiyo

Kinue Utagawa

Shinpachirō Asaka

Eigorō Onoe

Mitsugu Terashima

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Hiroko Takayama

Tokusaburo Arashi

Yaeko Asano

Yuriko Asano

Junzaburō Ban

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