Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi

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1957 Japanese film

Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi
Directed by	Nobuo Nakagawa
Written by	Yasunori Kawauchi^[2]
Produced by	Mitsugu Okura
Starring	Katsuko Wakasugi Takashi Wada Tetsuro Tamba^[2]
Cinematography	Yoshimi Hirano^[2]
Music by	Chumei Watanabe
Distributed by	Shintoho
Release date	July 10, 1957 (1957年07月10日) ^[1]
Running time	57 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

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

References

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^ "怪談累が渕". Jmdb.ne.jp. 2004年05月16日. Retrieved 2021年05月26日.
^ ^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.