Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi

1957 Japanese film

July 10, 1957 (1957-07-10)

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Running time

57 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (怪談累が渕, Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi) (Ghost Story of Kasane Swamp), also known as The Depths, or The Ghost of Kasane, is a 1957 black-and-white/ Scope Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa for Shintoho Films. The screenplay was based on a story called Shinkei Kasanegafuchi by Encho Sanyutei.^[3] The film was never dubbed in English and is only available in subtitled format.^[2] It was a short film, running 57 minutes.^[2]

Daiei Film remade this film twice, once in 1960 (B&W/full screen) as Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi,^[4] and again in 1970 (Color/Scope) as The Masseur's Curse (both directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda).^[2] The 1960 version was never shown in the United States, nor was it dubbed in English.^[2]

Cast

Tetsurō Tamba
Katsuko Wakasugi
Takashi Wada
Noriko Kitazawa
Kikuko Hanaoka^[2]

References

^ "怪談累が渕". Jmdb.ne.jp. 2004-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.
^ "怪談累が渕". シネマトピックス. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "怪談累が渕". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 January 2021.