The Ghost Story of Oiwa's Spirit

6.6

Tamiya, an egomaniacal samurai, determines to reunite with his wife Oiwa, who's left him after a murder scandal. When her sister Osode is tricked into prostitution by a masseuse, Tamiya is joined by his friend Naosuke…

The Oiwa Phantom

Set during 1786 determination of the lord results in many masturless samurai, including Iyemon who is used to luxury and cannot adjust to the hand-to-mouth conditions & piecework of umbrella making. Having hired ruffians…

Onoe Matsunosuke

Onoe Matsunosuke was a Japanese actor. He was initially an actor with an itinerant kabuki troupe. In his autobiography, he claimed that he had made his stage debut as early as 1880, in a performance given by the Tamizo Onoe company. Fascinated by the stage, he left his home by the age of 14 to travel…

Ichikawa Suminojo

Ichikawa Suminosuke was a Japanese Kabuki actor and actor born in the Miyazu clan of Tango Province. He is sometimes referred to as Ichikawa Tomiyuki, and his real name is Okumura Sukichi. His old stage names are Nakamura Umetaro and Nakamura Rokusho. His death date is unknown. In 1867, when he was…

Kataoka Chosei

Kataoka Chosei was a former Kabuki actor, former onnagata, and actor born in Yotsuya-ku, Tokyo. He appeared in almost all movies starring Matsunosuke, mainly as an onnagata. After appearing in the movie "Senma Kesazukin" directed by Nagao Shiroku, which was released in 1926, he disappeared from the…

Nakamura Sennosuke

Nakamura Sennosuke is a Japanese actor.

Arashi Kiraku

Otani Kijaku

Otani Kijaku was a Japanese actor born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. He joined Yokota Shokai in the last years of the Meiji era and had supporting roles in silent movies mainly starring Onoe Matsunosuke. On September 10, 1912 , Yokota Shokai became Nikkatsu due to the merge with Fukuhodo, Yoshizawa…

Nakamura Sentaro

Nakamura Sentaro is a Japanese actor.

Nakamura Yui

Nakamura Yui is a Japanese actress from Togane City, Chiba Prefecture. She graduated from Dokkyo University Faculty of Foreign Studies.

Kurihara Hitomi

Hitomi Kurihara is a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture. She has appeared in various dramas, most notably tokusatsu dramas. Her most prominent role has been as Smart Lady in Kamen Rider 555. She also sang her character's song on the Kamen Rider 555 soundtrack entitled "My Name is Smart Lady."…

Shiraishi Koji

Kōji Shiraishi was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchi's Waterboys. He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite…

Yotsuya Kaidan: Jitsuroku Oiwa

~~ Adapted from the play "Yotsuya Kaidan" (四谷怪談) by Tsuruya Nanboku IV (鶴屋南北4).

Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi Preface: True Theory, Yotsuya Kaidan, the Curse of Oiwa

7.0

Fifth mockumentary file in the Kôji Shiraishi series, titled "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi!". From the team's previous work, director Kudo is now convinced of the existence of parallel universes. But now, a new video…

Yotsuya Kaidan

7.0

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the play "Yotsuya Kaidan" (四谷怪談) by Tsuruya Nanboku…

Oiwa Inari

The first known film relating to the classic ghost story Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan ("Ghost Story of Yotsuya on the Tokaido", 1825), a kabuki play written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV and first performed at Tokyo's Nakamura theatre,…

Shinshaku Yotsuya Kaidan Zen Pen

7.5

This version removed the ghostly elements and presented Oiwa as an apparition of her husband's guilty psyche. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the play "Yotsuya Kaidan" (四谷怪談) by Tsuruya Nanboku IV (鶴屋南北4).

New Cinema Kabuki - Yotsuya Kaidan

Lemon lives to satisfy his own ephemeral desires, Naosuke is driven to crime by lust, Osode experiences a sad fate at the mercy of men, and Oiwa seeks revenge as a hatred-fueled ghost. The town setting of the late-Edo…

Over Your Dead Body

6.6

An actor named Hasegawa Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of "Yotsuya Kaiden" and his lover Miyuki plays Oiwa. However, as they delve deeper into their respective performances, the line between fantasy…

Kaidan

6.5

Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again.…