The Temptress and the Monk

The Temptress and the Monk (Japanese: 白夜の妖女, Hepburn: Byakuya no yōjo) is a 1958 Japanese fantasy film directed by Eisuke Takizawa. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The screenplay was based on a novel, Koya hijiri by Kyoka Izumi.[2] The film was in CinemaScope and Eastman Color.[2] It was not dubbed in English, but was distributed internationally in May 1963 in subtitled format.[2]

The Temptress and the Monk
Directed byEisuke Takizawa
Written byKyoka Izumi
Toshio Yasumi
Produced byMasayuki Takaki
StarringYumeji Tsukioka
CinematographyMinoru Yokoyama
Edited byMasanori Tsujii
Release date
  • July 1958 (1958-07)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for The Temptress and the Monk". imdb.com. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  2. Galbraith,Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland and Co., Inc.


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