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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami

Original Title: 日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 死神

1979
45m
TV Movie
Horror
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1979

Runtime

45m

Storyline

After a fight with his wife, Yahachirō, a carpenter, meets a sinister "Shinigami" who teaches him how to spot people who won’t die. He profits by treating only those who will survive but soon begins an affair with Osen, a barmaid. Osen and her husband Bunzō plot to kill Yahachirō for his money, strangling him and tossing his body into the river. But one night, Yahachirō reappears, his face twisted into a monstrous form…

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
45m
Aug 22, 1979
Languages
Japanese
Director
Masateru Nishiyama
Production
TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Shota Morikawa

Shota Morikawa

Urara Sen

Rena Ichinose

Rena Ichinose

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