Erotic Ghost Story: Succubus in Edo

1997 1h 1m JA

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4.5

SKIP

★4.5TMDB · 2

Horror

Synopsis

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Sasayama Heijuurou, a masterless samurai, is deeply in debt, so he bigins to substitute for a watch gurad of a gibbeted head. One night, Heijuurou chatches a girl who tries to steal the head. She is a daughter of this criminal. Heijuurou want to get her, and he says, "Make love to me for three days , so You'll get your father's head.". Omaki, Heijuurou's lover, instigates Heijuurou to trade her to a prostitute, and Heijuurou agrees it. After Kinbei, a moneylender, has sized up a girl, Heijuurou and Omaki change them mind and kill Kinbei. A girl makes noise. Heijuurou tries to stop her from screaming, but he killed her accidentalle. After then, A girl's ghost visits Heijuurou and Omaki, and askes them, "Please give back me my father's head"...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ren Urano
Husband
Kunei Chin
Daughter of Executed Criminal
Chomi
Wife
Ryuji Fukuyama
Guard
Yasushi Hirai
Guard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuyuki Sakai
Writers: Seiji Yamada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken'ichi Ishitani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ren Urano and Kunei Chin and Chomi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0286090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuyuki Sakai directs. Ken'ichi Ishitani cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Ken'ichi Ishitani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ren Urano and Kunei Chin and Chomi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0286090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.