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The Temptress and the Monk

MOVIE • 1957

The Temptress and the Monk

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A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.

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Top Cast

Yumeji Tsukioka

Yumeji Tsukioka

The Temptress

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Socho

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Old Socho

Akitake Kōno

Akitake Kōno

Medicine seller

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Traveler

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

The Criminal

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Peasant

—

Seijiro Takano

Middle-aged monk

—

Keishichi Nakahara

Young monk

—

Takashi Sudo

…

Ikuko Kimuro

Ikuko Kimuro

Mountain girl

—

Tadashi Kobayashi

The Dwarf

—

Ichijirō Oya

Grandfather

Eisuke Takizawa

Eisuke Takizawa

Director

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Theatrical release date: August 14, 1957

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

August 14, 1957

Runtime

88 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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