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

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen Trailers

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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

Okimi

Hiroko Takayama

Tokusaburo Arashi

Yaeko Asano

Yuriko Asano

Junzaburō Ban

Mitsuko Gun

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