Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami

日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 死神
1979TV Movie, Horror, Drama45m
After a fight with his wife, Yahachirō, a carpenter, meets a sinister "Shinigami" who teaches him how to spot people…
Directed by Masateru Nishiyama 22 Aug 1979 · Bhadra 6, 2036 BS Japan

Storyline

After a fight with his wife, Yahachirō, a carpenter, meets a sinister "Shinigami" who teaches him how to spot people who won’t die. He profits by treating only those who will survive but soon begins an affair with Osen, a barmaid. Osen and her husband Bunzō plot to kill Yahachirō for his money, strangling him and tossing his body into the river. But one night, Yahachirō reappears, his face twisted into a monstrous form…

Facts

  • Release date22 August 1979Bhadra 6, 2036 BS
  • Runtime45m
  • GenresTV Movie, Horror, Drama
  • DirectorMasateru Nishiyama
  • WritersIchirō Miyagawa
  • LanguageJapanese
  • ProductionTV Tokyo
  • CountryJapan

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