In a castle town in Oshu, the tyrannical Hikoemon Nomura keeps his second wife, Otoku, confined indoors. When Hikoemon’s brother Seijirō tries to assault Otoku and is stopped by the servant Jihei, he accuses them of an affair. Enraged, Hikoemon blinds Jihei and kills Otoku. Surviving, Jihei swears revenge and reappears seven years later at the Tone River crossing.
DirectorTokuzō Tanaka
WriterKido Okamoto
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Includes: Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp, Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber, Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya, Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Purple Kengyō Vampire, Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost-Cat of Saga, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tamagiku Dōrō, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Yonaki Numa, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kajikazawa, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōshū Adachigahara, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
