Returning Spirit
Jul 12 1955
•1h 56m
•Horror
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.
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Chiyonosuke Azuma
Yuriko Tashiro
Harumi Urazato
Isamu Yamaguchi
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