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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō

Original Title: 日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 牡丹燈籠

1979
45m
TV Movie
Horror
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1979

Runtime

45m

Storyline

Otsuyu, the daughter of a samurai, takes her life after being forced into an unwanted marriage, and her maid Omi follows her in death. Together as spirits, they visit Otsuyu’s lover, Shinzaemon. Believing Otsuyu is alive, Shinzaemon rekindles their relationship, but he soon begins to waste away. A concerned neighbor consults a doctor, who reveals that Shinzaemon is being haunted and his death is near.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
45m
Aug 15, 1979
Languages
Japanese
Director
Yūichi Harada
Production
TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Akiko Kana

Akiko Kana

Jinya Sato

Jinya Sato

Sanji Kojima

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō

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