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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

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Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

DirectorKiyohiko Ushihara
WriterShōtarō Saijō

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Cast · Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara

SSSumiko Suzuki
Sumiko Suzuki
Mitsue Bando
MMMitsuko Mori
Mitsuko Mori
Onui, younger sister of Okiyo
KUKinue Utagawa
Kinue Utagawa
Okiyo
SAShinpachirō Asaka
Shinpachirō Asaka
EOEigorō Onoe
Eigorō Onoe
MT
Mitsugu Terashima
HTHiroko Takayama
Hiroko Takayama
Okimi
TA
Tokusaburo Arashi
YA
Yaeko Asano
YA
Yuriko Asano
JBJunzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban
MG
Mitsuko Gun

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