Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Seen it?1959 | 77 min | Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved House on Haunted Hill or The Curse of Frankenstein, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend about a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
- Shigeru AmachiIemon Tamiya
- Noriko KitazawaSode
- Katsuko WakasugiIwa
- Shuntarō EmiNaosuke
- Ryūzaburō NakamuraYomoshichi
- Junko IkeuchiUme Itô
- Jun ŌtomoTakuetsu
- Hiroshi HayashiKiemon Itô
- Shinjirō AsanoSamon
- Arata ShibataHikoemon Satô