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Botan-dôrô (1968)
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Writers:
Enchô San'yûtei (novel)
Yoshikata Yoda (writer)
Release Date:
15 June 1968 (Japan) more
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A curious and thoughtful ghost story more (1 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Miyoko Akaza | ... | Otsuyu |
| Kojiro Hongo | ... | Hagiwara Shinzaburou |
| Hajime Koshikawa | ||
| Kô Nishimura | ... | Banzou |
| Mayumi Ogawa | ... | Omine |
| Michiko Otsuka | ... | Oyone |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Fortune Teller |
| Atsumi Uda | ... | Kiku |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
A Ghost Story of Peonies and Stone Lanterns
A Tale of Peonies and Lanterns (International: English title)
Ghost Beauty
Kaidan botan-dôrô (Japan) (alternative title)
My Bride Is a Ghost
Peony Lantern
The Bride from Hades (USA)
The Bride from Hell
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Runtime:
89 min
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Color (Fujicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Version of Kaidan botan-dôrô (1955) more
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The seduction of death itself (in the form of an alluring ghost) is familiar enough territory in Japanese ghost stories (Ghost Story Of Yotsuya, Kuroneko, etc), the twist here being Communist director Yamamoto's playful depiction of the villagers' efforts to thwart the ghost's advances towards their middle class school teacher, Shinzaburou.
As with most Yamamoto films the emphasis is on the ensemble playing of the cast rather than any leads. That said, the roles of Banzou and his wife do seem rather overplayed, probably betraying their origin as kabuki grotesques.
Handsomely shot (Chishi Makiura) and scored (Sei Ikeno) to evoke a vivid sense of the dark, sticky nights of Obon. A curious and thoughtful horror film that somehow manages to give Bhuddism, capitalism and family a good kicking within the restrictions of the genre and the source material.