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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri

Original Title: 日本名作怪談劇場 高野聖

1979
45m
Drama
Horror
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1979

Runtime

45m

Storyline

While on a pilgrimage, young monk Sōchō sees a waterfall turn blood-red, a sight villagers fear is the curse of a woman who drowned herself years ago. Ignoring their warnings, he ventures into the haunted Tenbu Pass to find a missing medicine seller. There, he encounters a stunning woman in a remote house, but anyone who touches her is transformed into an animal…

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
45m
Sep 12, 1979
Languages
Japanese
Director
Masateru Nishiyama
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Sadanji Ichikawa IV

Mari Tanaka

Mari Tanaka

Tetsuya Yamaoka

Tetsuya Yamaoka

Jun Kondô

Ichirō Yamamoto

Kazuo Inami

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