Poster for Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp

1979 45 minutes

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On a snowy winter night, Soetsu, a blind masseur, and his daughter Shiga visit the nobleman Shinzaemon Fukami. Drunk, he assaults Shiga, and when Soetsu tries to protect her, he’s brutally killed. Later, Soetsu's body is thrown into a swamp, but his spirit returns to haunt Shinzaemon, driving him inevitably toward death.

Released

20th June 1979

46 years ago

Runtime

45 minutes

Finishes at 2:26am

Directed by

Junji Kurata

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Written by

Enchô San'yûtei, Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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