Synopsis
A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.
Movie Information
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Writers
- Itoko Nakamura, Nagisa Ōshima
- Release Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, Horror
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan, France
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (140 votes)
Top Cast
Takahiro Tamura
Gisaburo
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Seki
Tatsuya Fuji
Toyoji
Takuzō Kawatani
Inspector Hotta
Akiko Koyama
Young Master's Mother
Taiji Tonoyama
Toichiro
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Young Master
Sumie Sasaki
Odame
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