Lust of the White Serpent

Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love with the thief Sojiro, unaware that he is a...

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

The boozy mercenary of the title, based on the actual historical figure of Naoyuki Ban (1567-1615),attempts to rid a haunted castle of spooks.

A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his entire family is to bear a terrible curse.

Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes. When he begins an affair with the daughter of ano...

Version of Botan Dōrō.

Horror film directed by Toshikazu Kôno.

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

A popular dance master in Edo meets a yakuza man, and the maddened master is killed in the end of their tremendous love affair. The master becomes a v...

Horror filmed directed by Kinya Ogawa.

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. Finding r...

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daie...