Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
Director:
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer:
Eijiro Hisaita
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Oiwa / Osode |
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Ken Uehara as Tamiya Iemon |
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Hisako Yamane as Oume |
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Haruko Sugimura as Oshin |
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Chōko Iida as Okura |
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Osamu Takizawa as Naosuke Gonbei |
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Jūkichi Uno as Yomoshichi |
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Keiji Sada as Kobotoke Kohei |
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Aizo Tamashima as Takuetsu, the masseur |
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Ken Mitsuda as Ichimonjiya Kihei |
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Yoshito Yamaji as Tatsugoro |
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Daisuke Katō as Shinkichi |
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Kanichi Kato as Prisoner |
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Kimie Hayashi as Maid |
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Akio Miyajima as Servant |
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Atsuko Okawa as Woman at teahouse |
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Sentaro Ohigashi as Man at gambling den |
| Directing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Director |
| Production | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Researcher |
| Production | Kōichirō Ogura | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Masaki Kobayashi | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hiroshi Kusuda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Isamu Motoki | Production Design |
| Art | Toshio Fuwa | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jiro Takasu | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shima Nakamura | Costume Design |
| Writing | Eijiro Hisaita | Screenplay |
| Sound | Taro Takahashi | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Nanboku Tsuruya | Original Story |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hisashi Sagara | Editor |
| Lighting | Shigeo Terada | Lighting Technician |