Devil's Temple (鬼の棲む館) 55 years old

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer. Bloody violence erupts whenever strangers approach the temple. Can the traveling priest bring his belief in the Buddha and rid the three temple residents of the devils that hold their souls?

Credits

Devil's Temple Cast

Name Character
Kei Sato He was 40, 81 years old when he died as Priest
Shintaro Katsu He was 37, 65 years old when he died as Mumyo Taro
Michiyo Aratama She was 39, 71 years old when she died as Aizen
Hideko Takamine She was 45, 86 years old when she died as Kaede
Ryûtarô Gomi He was 35, 80 years old when he died
Katsuyoshi Baba
Gen Kuroki
Gen Kimura He was 36, now 91 years old

Devil's Temple Crew

Name Department
Kenji Misumi as Director. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Directing
Masaichi Nagata as Producer. He was 63 (79) years old when He died Production
Kazuo Miyagawa as Director of Photography. He was 61 (90) years old when He died Camera
Junichirō Tanizaki as Story. He was 82 (79) years old when He died Writing
Kaneto Shindō as Writer. He was 57 (100) years old when He died Writing
Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (91) years old when He died Sound
Akira Naitô as Art Direction. Art
Kanji Suganuma as Editor. Editing
Iwao Ôtani as Sound Recordist. Crew
Gengon Nakaoka as Lighting Technician. He was 39 (now 15) years old Lighting
Devil's Temple poster
Devil's Temple (55 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 31, 1969
  • Runtime: 76 minutes