Ghost Story of Yotsuya

Ghost Story of Yotsuya

1959 · 77 min · JA · 6.5 (64 votes)
Dir. Nobuo Nakagawa · Starring Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Katsuko Wakasugi, Shuntarō Emi, Ryūzaburō Nakamura, Junko Ikeuchi · Music Chumei Watanabe
Horror

This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend about a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.

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A chilling Edo-period ghost story steeped in regret and vengeance. Its atmosphere is thick with dread, as a samurai's ambition unleashes a haunting curse. Prepare for a slow, dread-soaked descent into inescapable tragedy.

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