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Returning Spirit
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Returning Spirit

Jul 12, 1955
0h 56m
★ 5.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Yuriko Tashiro

Yuriko Tashiro

Harumi Urazato

Harumi Urazato

Isamu Yamaguchi

Isamu Yamaguchi

Kyoji Sugi

Kyoji Sugi

Iwao Daimaru

Iwao Daimaru

Koji Arima

Koji Arima

Shimezo Nakano

Shimezo Nakano

Kin'nosuke Fujiki

Kin'nosuke Fujiki

Hideo Shimada

Hideo Shimada

Kiyoshi Tomomura

Kiyoshi Tomomura

Kazuo Kishida

Kazuo Kishida