Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi

Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (怪談累が渕, Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi) (Ghost Story of Kasane Swamp), also known as The Depths, or The Ghost of Kasane, is a 1957 black-and-white/ Scope Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa for Shintoho Films. The screenplay was based on a story called Shinkei Kasanegafuchi by Encho Sanyutei.[3] The film was never dubbed in English and is only available in subtitled format.[1] It was a short film, running 57 minutes.[1]

Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi
Directed byNobuo Nakagawa
Written byYasunori Kawauchi[1]
Produced byMitsugu Okura
StarringKatsuko Wakasugi
Takashi Wada
Tetsuro Tamba[1]
CinematographyYoshimi Hirano[1]
Distributed byShintoho
Release date
  • July 10, 1957 (1957-07-10)
[2]
Running time
57 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Daiei Film remade this film twice, once in 1960 (B&W/full screen) as Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi,[4] and again in 1970 (Color/Scope) as The Masseur's Curse (both directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda).[1] The 1960 version was never shown in the United States, nor was it dubbed in English.[1]

Cast

References
  1. Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.
  2. "怪談累が渕". Jmdb.ne.jp. 2004-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. "怪談累が渕". シネマトピックス. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "怪談累が渕". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 January 2021.


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