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Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

Genres

Horror

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Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

23 June 1963

Country

Japan

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Saburôta Nishina

Matasaburo Tamba

Matasaburo Tamba

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Keisuke Tobata

Mieko Kondō

Mieko Kondō

Oren

Michiko Takano

Michiko Takano

Daimaru Nakata

Daimaru Nakata

Racket Nakata

Racket Nakata

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Jinzaemon Shinohara

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Ichirō Amano

Ichirō Amano

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

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