Grudge: Blood-sucking higanbana calls the spirits of the dead (1982)
Kayo (Kimie Shingyoji), who married Jingoro (Jun Eto) of the small-time goods dealer Kagamishimaya, is unable to even hug each other seven days after the wedding. Kayo (Kimie Shingyoji), who married Jingoro (Jun Eto), a merchant in a small house in Kagamiya, is unable to even hug Kayo even seven days after the wedding ceremony. One day, Jingoro suddenly dies, but a monk (Ichiro Arishima) appears to the grieving family and tells them that his soul has simply slipped away, and the next morning Jingoro wakes up as if nothing had happened. A few days later, Kayo follows the spirit that escaped from Jingoro again and arrives at the grave of Araji, where she sees Jingoro meeting with the spirit of a young girl. In fact, three years earlier, Jingoro had been torn apart by the daughter (Keiko Suzuka) of Miuraya, a kimono wholesaler, and they had tied each other's fingers together with string, slit their wrists, and thrown themselves off a boat.
Director: Shigeru Doi
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Kimie Shingyoji as |
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Jun Etoh as |
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Ichirō Arishima as |
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Keiko Suzuka as |
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Yudai Ishiyama as |
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武周暢 as |
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Omenosuke Ichikawa as |
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Hisashi Hidaka as |
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Teruko Ōmi as |
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曽根千香子 as |
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宝多なるみ as |
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Tokio Oki as |
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遠山 二郎 as |
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中村 光辰 as |
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末永あつこ as |
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Satoko Yamamura as |
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倉谷 礼子 as |
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村尾 英紀 as |
| Production | Genichiro Adachi | Production Manager |
| Production | 長坂 保志 | Producer |
| Sound | 高橋 城 | Music |
| Directing | Shigeru Doi | Director |
| Directing | 渡辺 譲 | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kiyohide Ohara | Writer |