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The Temptress and the Monk

8.019571h 28mMovieHorrorDramaFantasy

A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.

DirectorEisuke Takizawa
WriterToshio Yasumi
ProducerMasayuki Takagi

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Cast · Directed by Eisuke Takizawa

YTYumeji Tsukioka
Yumeji Tsukioka
The Temptress
RHRyōji Hayama
Ryōji Hayama
Socho
OTOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Old Socho
AKAkitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno
Medicine seller
KUKenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Traveler
JHJun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
The Criminal
KNKō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Peasant
ST
Seijiro Takano
Middle-aged monk
KN
Keishichi Nakahara
Young monk
TS
Takashi Sudo
IKIkuko Kimuro
Ikuko Kimuro
Mountain girl
TK
Tadashi Kobayashi
The Dwarf

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The Temptress and the Monk — streaming FAQ

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The Temptress and the Monk hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 2, 1957. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.