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Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
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Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp

1963-06-23 · 78 min · ★ 9.0

Horror

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.

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Directors
Bin Katō
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaSaburôta Nishina
Matasaburo Tamba
Katsuhiko KobayashiKatsuhiko KobayashiKeisuke Tobata
Mieko KondōMieko KondōOren
Michiko TakanoMichiko Takano
Daimaru Nakata
Racket Nakata
Yoshito Yamaji
Jun HamamuraJun HamamuraJinzaemon Shinohara
Sonosuke SawamuraSonosuke Sawamura
Ichirō Amano
Yūji HamadaYūji Hamada
Kumeko UrabeKumeko Urabe

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