Released:
1964-11-21

Overview:
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

Director:
Kaneto Shindo

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Horror

• Cast:
• 
  Nobuko Otowa
  as
  Woman
• 
  Jitsuko Yoshimura
  as
  Young Woman
• 
  Kei Satō
  as
  Hachi
• 
  Jūkichi Uno
  as
  The Samurai
• 
  Taiji Tonoyama
  as
  Ushi