Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp

1979 · 45 min · TV Movie, Horror, Drama

On a snowy winter night, Soetsu, a blind masseur, and his daughter Shiga visit the nobleman Shinzaemon Fukami. Drunk, he assaults Shiga, and when Soetsu tries to protect her, he’s brutally killed. Later, Soetsu's body is thrown into a swamp, but his spirit returns to haunt Shinzaemon, driving him inevitably toward death.

Directed by Junji Kurata · Written by Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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