The Ghosts of Yotsuya (四谷怪談) 68 years old

Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.

Credits

The Ghosts of Yotsuya Cast

Name Character
Chôko Iida He was 59, 75 years old when he died as Omaki
Tomisaburo Wakayama He was 26, 62 years old when he died as Iemon
Haruo Tanaka He was 44, 79 years old when he died as Naosuke
Ko Mihashi He was 61, 66 years old when he died as Ito Kihei
Kikuko Hanaoka She was 45, 73 years old when she died as Oyumi
Hiroshi Izumida

The Ghosts of Yotsuya Crew

Name Department
Hideo Oguni as Screenplay. He was 52 (91) years old when He died Writing
Toshio Gotō as Editor. He was 18 (now 86) years old Editing
The Ghosts of Yotsuya (68 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, July 12, 1956
  • Runtime: 86 minutes