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4.5

Danemon Ban: The Monster Exterminator

January 1935 •Japanese

The boozy mercenary of the title, based on the actual historical figure of Naoyuki Ban (1567-1615), attempts to rid a haunted castle of spooks.

6.7

Curse of the Blood

May 1968 •Japanese

A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his entire family is to bear a terrible curse.

0.0

The Temptress and the Monk

August 1957 •Japanese

Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

5.0

Summer of Demon

May 1981 •Japanese

A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes. When he begins an affair with the daughter of another clan's retainer, her father tries to poison him but the substance instead claims an innocent victim...

0.0

The Living Koheiji

August 1957 •Japanese

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

0.0

The Swamp

July 1956 •Japanese

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

0.0

Lust of the White Serpent

September 1960 •Japanese

A work with the motif of a legend that remains in the mountain villages of Shinshu and Hida. A white snake helped by a young man transfers to a girl's body, longing for him and burning in an endless passion.

0.0

Ghostly Tales: The Shamisen

August 1962 •Japanese

A popular dance master in Edo meets a yakuza man, and the maddened master is killed in the end of their tremendous love affair. The master becomes a vengeful spirit that haunts the man. A thrilling ghost story.

0.0

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

July 1926 •Japanese

The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.

7.8

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

November 1938 •Japanese

A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan's first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki. Here she plays Mitsue, the possessive onna-kabuki actress betrothed to apprentice shamisen player Seijiro. When one day Okiyo, a beautiful young girl of samurai class, is led to Seijiro's house by his lost cat Kuro, she becomes besotted with him. Dark jealous passions are invoked in Mitsue, which are intensified when Seijiro gifts Okiyo his precious shamisen. The cat is the first to suffer at the end of Mitsue's hairpin, but returns from the grave to assist Okiyo's younger sister Onui avenge her sister's murder.

6.5

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

August 1949 •Japanese

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend surrounding it; it's believed that for every game played on the board, one death is required.

7.5

Ghost of Saga Mansion

September 1953 •Japanese

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.

8.0

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

December 1953 •Japanese

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

8.0

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

March 1954 •Japanese

The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking in the castle.

0.0

A Samurai's Love

March 1954 •Japanese

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

5.0

Returning Spirit

July 1955 •Japanese

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.

0.0

Appeal on the Cross

June 1956 •Japanese

Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.

8.0

Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi

July 1956 •Japanese

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping him. Co-starring Shintarô Katsu and Takako Irie.

7.0

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp

June 1957 •Japanese

A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).

7.0

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

June 1958 •Japanese

When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall. Shortly afterwards, a catlike demon begins to haunt the castle.

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Cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Yuriko Tashiro

Harumi Urazato

Yumiko Hasegawa

Kensaku Hara

Kanji Koshiba

Yoshio Yoshida

Hisaya Ito

Eijirō Tōno

Bandō Mitsugorō VIII

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