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The Mother Tree

The Mother Tree

Genres

Horror

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A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

48 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

13 July 1958

Country

Japan

Cast

Katsuko Wakasugi

Katsuko Wakasugi

Kise Hishikawa

Akira Nakamura

Akira Nakamura

Shigenobu Hishikawa

Asao Matsumoto

Asao Matsumoto

Namihei Isogai

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Takeroku

Keiko Hasegawa

Keiko Hasegawa

Sōzaburō Kikuchi

Sōzaburō Kikuchi

Akiko Yamashita

Akiko Yamashita

Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Kyōji Kokonoe

Kyōji Kokonoe

Baku Mizuhara

Baku Mizuhara

Kaoru Katsumata

Kaoru Katsumata

Sakutarō Yamakawa

Sakutarō Yamakawa

Mayumi Sugata

Mayumi Sugata

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