¡Yotsuya Kaidan
¡Japanese Movie
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[Machine Translation] A curse calls! Vindictiveness lures! A series of bloody tragedies in Oedo at midnight! Cursed devil fire in the hidden moat! --Iemon, who has feelings for Oiwa, is cursed by Oiwa's father, Fujii Samon, as a son of iniquity. Driven by anger, Iemon slays Samon and flees to Edo with Oiwa. As Iemon lives in poverty, Naosuke, who was present at the murder of Samon, appears before him and begins to extort money from him. Iemon's mother, Omaki, learns that Oume, the only daughter of Kihei Ito, a big shopkeeper, has feelings for Iemon, and plans to adopt him as her son-in-law. Iemon rejects the proposal at first, but finally agrees because of his impoverished lifestyle and the fact that Naosuke has been pestering him to become his son-in-law. He tries to have Takuetsu, a masseur, play the role of a spousal partner for Oiwa and fabricate an adulterous affair with her. He also poisoned Oiwa with what he called a "miracle drug. When Takuetsu sees Oiwa disfigured by the poison, he is so horrified that he confesses to Iemon and his men's wicked plan. Cursing Iemon, Oiwa died. Iemon then finishes off Takuetsu, nails him and Oiwa to a doorboard, and throws them into the Okawa River. The wedding of Iemon and Oume eventually takes place. The wedding night is a hair-raising tragedy.
Original Release Year: 1956
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