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The Ghosts of Yotsuya (1956) Plot Summary Explained
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- 1956 · 86 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Masaki Mōri
- Starring
- Haruo Tanaka, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shigeru Ogura, Chōko Iida, Chieko Sōma, Hiroshi Izumida
Oiwa spends years hunting the man who murdered her father, ultimately arriving in Yedo where she encounters Naosuke, a seemingly ordinary merchant who becomes entangled in her quest. Based on the celebrated 1826 kabuki play Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan by Tsuruya Nanboku, the film retells one of Japan’s most famed ghost stories, blending historical Edo‑period atmosphere with classic supernatural revenge.
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