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Peony Lantern Ghost Story
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Peony Lantern Ghost Story

2007-08-11 · 86 min · ★ 10.0

Horror

Version of Botan Dōrō.

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Directors
Takeya Yoshida
Production companies
Psydirec
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mikio OsawaMikio OsawaHagiwara Shinzaburou
Rina TakagiRina TakagiOtsuyu
Ryoko SakaguchiRyoko Sakaguchi
Ryūnosuke KanedaRyūnosuke Kaneda

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