The Temptress and the Monk (1957)
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
Director:
Eisuke Takizawa
Writer:
Toshio Yasumi
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Yumeji Tsukioka as The Temptress |
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Ryōji Hayama as Socho |
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Osamu Takizawa as Old Socho |
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Akitake Kōno as Medicine seller |
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Kenjiro Uemura as Traveler |
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Jun Hamamura as The Criminal |
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Kō Nishimura as Peasant |
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Seijiro Takano as Middle-aged monk |
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Keishichi Nakahara as Young monk |
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Takashi Sudo as |
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Ikuko Kimuro as Mountain girl |
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Tadashi Kobayashi as The Dwarf |
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Ichijirō Oya as Grandfather |
| Directing | Eisuke Takizawa | Director |
| Camera | Minoru Yokoyama | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yutaka Makino | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Masayuki Takagi | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Koreyoshi Kurahara | Assistant Director |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Art Direction |
| Writing | Izumi Kyōka | Original Story |
| Lighting | Ko Fujibayashi | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Masanori Tsujii | Editor |
| Writing | Toshio Yasumi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masakazu Kamiya | Sound Recordist |