The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations

1956 1h 27m JA

🙌

8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Horror

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping him, along the Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido Road. Co-starring Shintarô Katsu and Takako Irie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Minami Sanjirô
Tokiko Mita
Namiji / Konami
Kazuko Wakamatsu
Naritoshi Hayashi
Kodayu Ichikawa
Kōji Mitsui
Toshio Chiba
Shintarō Nanjō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bin Katō
Writers: Fuji Yahiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Bin Katō, shot by Yukimasa Makita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Shintarō Katsu and Tokiko Mita and Kazuko Wakamatsu carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0202938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bin Katō directs. Yukimasa Makita behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Bin Katō, shot by Yukimasa Makita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Shintarō Katsu and Tokiko Mita and Kazuko Wakamatsu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0202938 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.