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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

MOVIE • 1938

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

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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 young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

TMDB ★ 4.0/5Votes: 5
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Horror

Top Cast

Sumiko Suzuki

Sumiko Suzuki

Mitsue Bando

Mitsuko Mori

Mitsuko Mori

Onui, younger sister of Okiyo

Kinue Utagawa

Kinue Utagawa

Okiyo

Shinpachirō Asaka

Shinpachirō Asaka

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Eigorō Onoe

Eigorō Onoe

…

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Mitsugu Terashima

…

Hiroko Takayama

Hiroko Takayama

Okimi

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Tokusaburo Arashi

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Yaeko Asano

…

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Yuriko Asano

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Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

…

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Mitsuko Gun

…

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Matsuko Hidaka

…

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Yasumasa Jitsukawa

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Theatrical release date: November 2, 1938

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

November 2, 1938

Runtime

74 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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