After a fight with his wife, Yahachirō, a carpenter, meets a sinister "Shinigami" who teaches him how to spot people who won’t die. He profits by treating only those who will survive but soon begins an affair with Osen, a barmaid. Osen and her husband Bunzō plot to kill Yahachirō for his money, strangling him and tossing his body into the river. But one night, Yahachirō reappears, his face twisted into a monstrous form…
DirectorMasateru Nishiyama
WriterIchirō Miyagawa
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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
