The Mother Tree (1958)
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.
Director:
Gorō Kadono
Writer:
Torao Tanabe
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Katsuko Wakasugi as Kise Hishikawa |
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Akira Nakamura as Shigenobu Hishikawa |
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Asao Matsumoto as Namihei Isogai |
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Hiroshi Ayukawa as Takeroku |
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Keiko Hasegawa as |
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Sōzaburō Kikuchi as |
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Akiko Yamashita as |
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Hiroshi Hayashi as |
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Kyōji Kokonoe as |
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Baku Mizuhara as |
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Kaoru Katsumata as |
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Sakutarō Yamakawa as |
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Mayumi Sugata as |
| Writing | Enchô San'yûtei | Novel |
| Directing | Gorō Kadono | Director |
| Writing | Torao Tanabe | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hisao Negishi | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Hidetoshi Kasama | Editor |
| Production | Mitsugi Okura | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yuzo Kaji | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hiroshi Ootori | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Masaharu Koyama | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Hiromichi Takebe | Assistant Director |
