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Summary:

A handsome samurai is so enchanted by a courtesan's beauty that he fails to realize that is a ghost.

Contributors:

Yamamoto, Satsuo, 1910-1983 , film director

Nagata, Masaichi, 1906-1985 , film producer

Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-1991 , screenwriter

Hongō, Kōjirō, 1938-2013 , actor

Akaza, Miyoko, 1944- , actor

Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982 , actor

Nishimura, Kō , actor

Ogawa, Mayumi, 1939- , actor

Otsuka, Michiko, 1930-2013 , actor

Makiura, Chishi , director of photography

Ikeno, Sei, 1931-2004 , composer

Suganuma, Kanji , editor of moving image work

San'yūtei, Enchō, 1839-1900

Daiei Kabushiki Kaisha (1945-1971) , production company

Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. , production company

Radiance Films Ltd. , publisher

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in Japanese.

Main Work:

The Bride from Hades

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Kaidan botan dōro [by San'yūtei, E.]

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Bride from Hades
English title from container and disc label: The: Bride from Hades
Also known in English as: Peony lantern

Subjects:

Ghosts — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Genres:

Motion pictures

Ghost films

Horror films

Film adaptations

Feature films

Fiction films

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A, B; Dolby Audio, PCM mono.

Performers:

Cast: Kôjirô Hongô, Miyoko Akaza, Takashi Shimura, Ko Nishimura, Mayumi Ogawa, Michiko Ôtsuka.

Production Credits:

Music by Sei Ikeno ; cinematography by Chikashi Makiura ; edited by Kanji Suganuma.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title and credits from screen.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Based on the novel Peony lantern by Santutei Encho.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
4K restoration by Kadokawa Corporation.
Special features include: appreciation by filmmaker and screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi (2024, 18 min.); audio commentary by critic and author Jasper Sharp; trailer.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; Dolby Audio; PCM

Film Characteristics:

2.39:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A; region B

Call Numbers:

BRI 1968 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Radiance: 76 (container)
Publisher Number, Radiance: RAD076BDLE-US (container)
Publisher Number, Radiance: RAD076BD-US (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1464351294