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(1958) Toshio Hosokawa, Yuriko Ejima, Takashi Wada, Ryuzaburo Nakamura. A great Japanese supernatural chiller. In a modern day setting, a couple moves into an aging mansion. The wife is soon haunted by the ghost of a horrible old hag, whose ghostly visits bring the wife closer to death. It’s learned that years before an evil samurai warrior lived in the mansion, and that the ghost is a vengeful spirit, seeking to kill all ancestors of those who once lived in the mansion. Part of this film—the modern day setting—is filmed in black and white, while the retelling of the samurai’s atrocities is filmed in color. This is a well-made, very eerie horror film with many atmospheric and frightening scenes. The monster is this film is way cool—an aging ghost woman who turns into a cat-like creature when she moves in for the kill. Wow. Widescreen, 35mm.
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