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Kaibyô nazo no shamisen

IMDb ID: tt0434117 · Year: 1938 · Rating: 6.4 (128 votes)

Genres: Horror

In this pre-war classic, a jealous stage actress named Mitsue murders a cat belonging to a young woman who is in love with the same man as Mitsue. The spirit of the cat returns as a vengeful ghost.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesJapan: Onshû nazo no kaibyô (Alternative Title)
World-wide: The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (English, literal English title)
Japan: 怪猫謎の三味線 (original script title)
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious ShamisenRelease Date1938-11-03Runtime74 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordswoman
love
young
actress
manProduction CompaniesShinkô KinemaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434117/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0434117.jpgUpdated At2025-06-20T14:52:09

Stars

Tokusaburō Arashi
Shinpachirô Asaka
Yaeko Asano
Yuriko Asano
Junzaburō Ban
Mitsuko Gun
Matsuko Hidaka
Yasumasa Jitsukawa
Taisuke Matsumoto
Matsuko Miho

Directors

Kiyohiko Ushihara

Writers

Kenji Hata

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Tokusaburō Arashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinpachirô Asaka | Character: Seijiro
Actor: Yaeko Asano | Character: Actress
Actor: Yuriko Asano | Character: Actress
Actor: Junzaburō Ban | Character: Actor
Actor: Mitsuko Gun | Character: Actress
Actor: Matsuko Hidaka | Character: Actress
Actor: Yasumasa Jitsukawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Taisuke Matsumoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Matsuko Miho | Character: Actress
Actor: Yukiko Miyagawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Mitsuko Mori | Character: Onui, younger sister of Okiyo
Actor: Shizuko Mori | Character: Actress
Actor: Shōzō Nanbu | Character: Actor
Actor: Eigorô Onoe | Character: Actor
Actor: Fujiko Suwa | Character: Actress
Actor: Sumiko Suzuki | Character: Mitsue Bando
Actor: Masako Takamatsu | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiroko Takayama | Character: Okimi
Actor: Mitsugu Terashima | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshiko Tomei | Character: Actress
Actor: Yōko Umemura | Character: Osen
Actor: Kinue Utagawa | Character: Okiyo
Actor: Eiko Wakaba | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Kiyohiko Ushihara | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kenji Hata | Role: Writer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takenori Takahashi | Role: Cinematographer

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434117/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: November 3, 1938
United Kingdom: November 20, 2011 (Zipangu Fest)
United States: October 29, 2018 (Bloomington, Indiana)
Netherlands: September 25, 2021 (Rotterdam, Camera Japan Festival)

Awards

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Box Office

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