The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

Overview

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara

Top cast

Sumiko Suzuki

Mitsue Bando

Mitsuko Mori

Onui, younger sister of Okiyo

Kinue Utagawa

Okiyo

Shinpachirō Asaka

Eigorō Onoe

M

Mitsugu Terashima

Hiroko Takayama

Okimi

T

Tokusaburo Arashi

Y

Yaeko Asano

Y

Yuriko Asano

Junzaburō Ban

M

Mitsuko Gun

M

Matsuko Hidaka

Y

Yasumasa Jitsukawa

Taisuke Matsumoto

M

Matsuko Miho

Y

Yukiko Miyagawa

Shizuko Mori

Shōzō Nanbu

F

Fujiko Suwa

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