Stars: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Ayuko Fujishiro, Atsushi Watanabe, Sentarô Fushimi, Jûshirô Konoe, Yumiko Mihara, Kikugorô Onoe, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Tosshô Sawamura | Directed by Tai Kato
Japanese horror films are some of the most disturbing and nerve-rattling pieces of cinema in history. There is one thing for sure: Japanese filmmakers know how to make horror films that will stick with you for years.
Radiance Film have been releasing Japanese cinema on Blu-ray for a while now. And I must say they never cease to amaze me with the quality of the Blu-rays. Now it is time for a 60s Japanese horror film to receive the same treatment – The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost from 1961.
When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon, he sees an opportunity to climb the social ladder. He just needs to rid himself of his only obstacle: his loving wife Oiwa. He poisons...
Japanese horror films are some of the most disturbing and nerve-rattling pieces of cinema in history. There is one thing for sure: Japanese filmmakers know how to make horror films that will stick with you for years.
Radiance Film have been releasing Japanese cinema on Blu-ray for a while now. And I must say they never cease to amaze me with the quality of the Blu-rays. Now it is time for a 60s Japanese horror film to receive the same treatment – The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost from 1961.
When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon, he sees an opportunity to climb the social ladder. He just needs to rid himself of his only obstacle: his loving wife Oiwa. He poisons...
- 6/12/2025
- by Jason Lockard
- Nerdly
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