The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

Year: 1938

Runtime: 74 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kiyohiko Ushihara

Horror

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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