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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

19381h 14mKiyohiko Ushihara

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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.

Horror
BetrayalShamisenGhost Car

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What is The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938) about?

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.

Who stars in The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen?

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen stars Sumiko Suzuki (Mitsue Bando), Mitsuko Mori (Onui, younger sister of Okiyo), Kinue Utagawa (Okiyo), Shinpachirō Asaka, Eigorō Onoe. The film was directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara.

How long is The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen?

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1938.

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