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Returning Spirit
Returning Spirit

Returning Spirit

Genres

Horror

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

12 July 1955

Country

Japan

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

Hachiro Yamauchi

Hachiro Yamauchi

Tetsunosuke Tsukigata

Tetsunosuke Tsukigata

Kinuko Ōtori

Kinuko Ōtori

Namiko Rokujo

Namiko Rokujo

Reiko Kongō

Reiko Kongō

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