
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin
沖縄怪談逆吊り幽霊 支那怪談死棺破り
Synopsis
During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.
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- Director
- Shao Lo-Hui, Satoru Kobayashi
- Screenplay & Story
- Mitsuo Kaneda, Minoru Matsui, Ren Huang
- Original Score
- Toshiro Omi, Sadao Nagase
- Original Title
- 沖縄怪談逆吊り幽霊 支那怪談死棺破り
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan, Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Production Studios
- Oriental Film Company, Okura Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shao Lo-Hui, Satoru Kobayashi
Mitsuo Kaneda, Minoru Matsui, Ren Huang
Toshiro Omi, Sadao Nagase
Hidemitsu Iwahashi
Hanzaburo Kaneko
Mitsugi Okura
Department Leadership Roster
Shao Lo-Hui
Director
Mitsuo Kaneda
Screenplay
Satoru Kobayashi
Director
Minoru Matsui
Screenplay
Ren Huang
Screenplay
Hidemitsu Iwahashi
Director of Photography
Hanzaburo Kaneko
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What is Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin about?
During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.
Who directed Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin was directed by Shao Lo-Hui, Satoru Kobayashi.
Who stars in Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
The principal cast of Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin includes Tamaki Katori, Jōji Ōhara, Kyōko Ōgimachi, Shao Lo-Hui, Rong Bai.
When was Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin released and how long is it?
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin was released in 1962 with a total runtime of 1h 28m.
Who composed the musical score for Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin was composed by Toshiro Omi, Sadao Nagase.



















