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The Temptress and the Monk (1957)

Genre : Horror, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Eisuke Takizawa
Writer : Toshio Yasumi

Synopsis

Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.

Actors

Yumeji Tsukioka
Yumeji Tsukioka
The Temptress
Ryōji Hayama
Ryōji Hayama
Socho
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Old Socho
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Medicine seller
Kenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Traveler
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
The Criminal
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Peasant
Seijiro Takano
Seijiro Takano
Middle-aged monk
Keishichi Nakahara
Keishichi Nakahara
Young monk
Takashi Sudo
Takashi Sudo
Ikuko Kimuro
Ikuko Kimuro
Mountain girl
Tadashi Kobayashi
Tadashi Kobayashi
The Dwarf
Ichijirō Oya
Ichijirō Oya
Grandfather

Crews

Eisuke Takizawa
Eisuke Takizawa
Director
Izumi Kyōka
Izumi Kyōka
Original Story
Toshio Yasumi
Toshio Yasumi
Screenplay
Masayuki Takagi
Masayuki Takagi
Executive Producer
Minoru Yokoyama
Minoru Yokoyama
Director of Photography
Ko Fujibayashi
Ko Fujibayashi
Lighting Technician
Masakazu Kamiya
Masakazu Kamiya
Sound Recordist
Takashi Matsuyama
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Masanori Tsujii
Masanori Tsujii
Editor
Yutaka Makino
Yutaka Makino
Original Music Composer
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Assistant Director

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