The Ghost Story of Yotsuya

• Saturday, May 28, 16:00 Uhr German Film Museum
  (Tickets only available at the German Film Museum)
• 東海道四谷怪談
  Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan
  
• Japan 1959, 35mm, 74 min, Japanese with English subtitles
• Director: Nobuo NAKAGAWA
• Script: Masayoshi ONUKI, Yoshihiro ISHIKAWA nach einem Theaterstück by Nanboku TSURUYA
• Production: Shintoho
• Camera: Tadashi NISHIMOTO
• Cast: Shigeru AMACHI, Katsuko WAKASUGI, Shuntaro EMI, Ryuzaburo NAKAMURA, Noriko KITAZAWA
• Rights: International Television Films
• Film copy: Japan Foundation
• With an introduction by Dimitri Ianni

Often considered one of the finest film versions of Japan’s most famous ghost story, Nobuo NAKAGAWA’s adaption mainly focuses on the psychological aspects of the story before culminating in a shocking climax. Emotional acting and a powerful color dramaturgy make THE GHOST STORY OF YOTSUYA a true classic, whose influence on modern Japanese horror movies is undeniable.

In cooperation with the Japan Foundation Tokyo and the Japanisches Kulturinstitut Köln