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Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Genres
Horror
Overview
Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
78 min
Release Date
1963-06-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Saburôta Nishina
Matasaburo Tamba
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Keisuke Tobata
Mieko Kondō
Oren
Michiko Takano
Daimaru Nakata
Racket Nakata
Yoshito Yamaji
Jun Hamamura
Jinzaemon Shinohara
Sonosuke Sawamura
Ichirō Amano
Yūji Hamada
Kumeko Urabe
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