Japanese Film Reviews #7: YOTSUYA KAIDAN

Yotsuya Kaidan is one of the most famous traditional Japanese ghost stories and is based off a kabuki play from 1825 (though the story itself may be much older). It has been adapted for film over 30 times.

Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan/The Ghost of Yotsuya
Year: 1959
Director: Nakagawa Nobuo

Yotsuya Kaidan/Illusion of Blood
Year: 1966
Director: Toyoda Shiro
Starring: Nakadai Tatsuya

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[cornelius386]

I'm from Vietnam. She is a very beautiful girl.

[NonStoptoTokyo]

@cornelius386 Glad to see a horror fan from Vietnam! I'm currently teaching a Vietnamese student Japan and REALLY want to take a trip to Vietnam!

[cornelius386]

@NonStoptoTokyo I think in Asian cultures ghost stories have more significance than in Western cultures.  Folk religion is still a part of life for many in the East. When I was a boy I was warned against clanging a bowl with chop sticks or spoon because it's a way to call ghosts :)

[NonStoptoTokyo]

@cornelius386 Yes, I have met quite a few people who are legitimately afraid of ghosts and think that they are real. =)

[tokyo333]

Another great vid! --- One thing, the Aum Shinrikyo Sarin Gas attack was 1995, not 1955... (^o^)v

[NonStoptoTokyo]

@tokyo333 Oh whoops! I can't believe I said that. You're absolutely correct and I added an annotation. Yay for me not noticing simple mistakes!

[alphamale187]

Great review, I totally agree with you, I also think the Nakagawa version the best. He's to J Horror what Terence Fisher was to British horror and what Mario Bava was to Italian horror. I really wish criterion would release this film, which probably has a better picture quality than the greek dvd.

[alphamale187]

Great review, I totally agree, I love the Nakagawa version the best. He's the Japanese Mario Bava. I really wish criterion would release this.

[seitoku29]

Nobuo　Nakagawa　の四谷怪談をReviewするとは！！驚いています。とても恐く­、また、美しい素晴らしい作品ですね。

[aznontheROX]

I'm scared to watch this video. Lol

[Asianshortcut]

I don't really like watching old films from japan but I enjoy learning it.

[Jtechone]

For a white lady to know this much Japanese culture is unheard of, maybe except my wife, but I appreciate it very much. Thank you.