Ghostly Tales: The Shamisen

Dancing Mistress

Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love with the thief Sojiro, unaware that he is a

1957

Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

1954

Summer of Demon

A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes. When he begins an affair with the daughter of ano

1981

White Fan

Horror film directed by Toshikazu Kôno.

1956

The Living Koheiji

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

1957

The Swamp

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

1956

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.

1926

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a

1938

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommen

1949

Ghost of Saga Mansion

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako

1953

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl.

1953

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daie

1952

Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat

In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her b

1956

J-Horror Anthology: Legends

The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is approximately 15 minutes long and are briefly introd

2003

Peony Lantern Ghost Story

Version of Botan Dōrō.

2007

Lust of the White Serpent

A work with the motif of a legend that remains in the mountain villages of Shinshu and Hida. A white snake helped by a young man transfers to a girl's

1960

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

1954

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo

A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offense!

1959

The Ghosts of Kagami Pond

A store manager named Kinbei becomes enraged when the owners of the store decide to hand it down to an adopted son instead of him. He hatches a plot t

1959

Haunted Cave

The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who kn

1959