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Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp

1979

Directed by Junji Kurata

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On a snowy winter night, Soetsu, a blind masseur, and his daughter Shiga visit the nobleman Shinzaemon Fukami. Drunk, he assaults Shiga, and when Soetsu tries to protect her, he’s brutally killed. Later, Soetsu's body is thrown into a swamp, but his spirit returns to haunt Shinzaemon, driving him inevitably toward death.

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Director
Junji Kurata
Studio
TV Tokyo
Origin country
Japan
Runtime
45m
Language
ja
Released June 20, 1979·日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 累ヶ淵

Cast

Crew

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō

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