Special Series

The Bride from Hades

牡丹燈籠

Directed by: Satsuo Yamamoto
1968 / 89 minutes / Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult

One night during the Obon lantern festival, Shinzaburo meets a mysterious, beautiful woman and her servant. When they meet again, he learns the woman’s name is Otsuyu and that she was forced to become a courtesan to support herself after her father’s tragic death. Though Shinzaburo has a fiancée due to an arranged marriage, he falls desperately in love with the alluring Otsuyu, and they decide to spend the remaining nights of Obon together. However, there are rumours spreading throughout town that a courtesan named Otsuyu recently committed suicide over accepting an unwanted man as a patron.

Based on one of the most famous ghost stories in Japan, the tale depicted in The Bride from Hades has been adapted into a kabuki play and numerous films.

 

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FREE JFF Classics Film
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