THE GHOSTS OF KASANE SWAMP (1957) Katsuko Wakasugi, Takashi Wada, Noriko Kitazawa, Tetsurô Tanba. A blind Japnese masseur visits a samurai warrior to ask for the return of a loan. The samurai, arrogant and cruel, slays him in anger. Later, his servant dumps the masseur’s body in the dreadful Kasane swamp. However, like in any good vengeful ghost story, the masseur’s ghost returns to haunt the samurai, causing him to mistakenly kills his wife. The samurai then wanders into the swamp and drowns. Fast forward twenty years: the masseur's daughter unwittingly falls in love with the samurai's son, who is now a lowly servant. However, when the daughter is disfigured in an accient, the son plots to run away with another woman! Unfortunately, their escape path takes them very close to Kasane Swamp. Dant! Dant! Dahhhh!!!! In Japanese with English subs. From 35mm.
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