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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 74 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Kiyohiko Ushihara
- Starring
- Junzaburō Ban, Mitsuko Mori, Shōzō Nanbu, Eigorō Onoe, Taisuke Matsumoto, Shizuko Mori
1930s “ghost‑cat” (bakeneko/kaibyo) film from Shinko Kinema starring Sumiko Suzuki as Mitsue, a kabuki actress engaged to shamisen student Seijiro. The cat Kuro leads Okiyo to Seijiro’s house, where she falls for him and receives his shamisen. Mitsue’s envy leads to murder; the cat is slain but returns from the grave to help Onui avenge her sister.
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