The Mother Tree (1958)

Género : Terror

Tiempo de ejecución : 48M

Director : Gorô Kadono
Escritor : Torao Tanabe

Sinopsis

A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.

Actores

Katsuko Wakasugi
Katsuko Wakasugi
Kise Hishikawa
Akira Nakamura
Akira Nakamura
Shigenobu Hishikawa
Asao Matsumoto
Asao Matsumoto
Namihei Isogai
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Takeroku
Keiko Hasegawa
Keiko Hasegawa
Sôzaburô Kikuchi
Sôzaburô Kikuchi
Akiko Yamashita
Akiko Yamashita
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Kyōji Kokonoe
Kyōji Kokonoe
Baku Mizuhara
Baku Mizuhara
Kaoru Katsumata
Kaoru Katsumata
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Sakutarō Yamakawa
Mayumi Sugata
Mayumi Sugata

Tripulaciones

Gorô Kadono
Gorô Kadono
Director
Enchô San'yûtei
Enchô San'yûtei
Novel
Torao Tanabe
Torao Tanabe
Screenplay
Mitsugu Ôkura
Mitsugu Ôkura
Executive Producer
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Masaharu Koyama
Masaharu Koyama
Lighting Technician
Hisao Negishi
Hisao Negishi
Sound Recordist
Yuzo Kaji
Yuzo Kaji
Art Direction
Hiroshi Ootori
Hiroshi Ootori
Original Music Composer
Hiromichi Takebe
Hiromichi Takebe
Assistant Director
Hidetoshi Kasama
Hidetoshi Kasama
Editor

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