The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (怪談 お岩の亡霊) 63 years old

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

Yotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly revenge. Arguably the most famous Japanese ghost story of all time, it has been adapted for film over 30 times, and continues to be an influence on Japanese horror today.Written in 1825 by Tsuruya Nanboku IV as a kabuki play, the original title was Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan.

Credits

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost Cast

Name Character
Tomisaburo Wakayama He was 31, 62 years old when he died as Tamiya Iemon
Atsushi Watanabe He was 62, 78 years old when he died as Takuetsu
Jūshirō Konoe He was 46, 63 years old when he died as Naosuke
Hiroko Sakuramachi She was 23, now 87 years old as Osode
Ushio Akashi He was 62, 88 years old when he died as Yotsuya Samon
Kôtarô Bandô as Akiyama Chobei
Sonosuke Sawamura He was 42, 60 years old when he died as Kihei
Mitsuko Yoshikawa She was 59, 90 years old when she died as Omaki

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost Crew

Name Department
Tai Kato as Director. He was 44 (68) years old when He died Directing
Tai Kato as Writer. He was 44 (68) years old when He died Writing
Nanboku Tsuruya as Novel. He was 206 (74) years old when He died Writing
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost poster
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (63 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1961
  • Runtime: 94 minutes