The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938)
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.
Director:
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Writer:
Shōtarō Saijō
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Sumiko Suzuki as Mitsue Bando |
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Mitsuko Mori as Onui, younger sister of Okiyo |
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Kinue Utagawa as Okiyo |
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Shinpachirō Asaka as |
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Eigorō Onoe as |
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Mitsugu Terashima as |
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Hiroko Takayama as Okimi |
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Tokusaburo Arashi as |
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Yaeko Asano as |
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Yuriko Asano as |
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Junzaburō Ban as |
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Mitsuko Gun as |
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Matsuko Hidaka as |
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Yasumasa Jitsukawa as |
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Taisuke Matsumoto as |
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Matsuko Miho as |
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Yukiko Miyagawa as |
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Shizuko Mori as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Fujiko Suwa as |
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Masako Takamatsu as |
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Yoshiko Tomei as |
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Yōko Umemura as Osen |
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Eiko Wakaba as |
| Directing | Kiyohiko Ushihara | Director |
| Camera | Takenori Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Shōtarō Saijō | Original Story |
| Writing | Shōtarō Saijō | Screenplay |