Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern
怪談夜泣き燈籠
Synopsis
One day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a wealthy merchant named Matasaburo, who had run away from home with a woman he was in love with and had been living here. But this funeral was actually a kyogen (a farce) orchestrated by a gardener named Yunosuke, who had planted it without telling his wife, Okinu, in order to bilk his parents out of their money. Matasaburo believed Yunosuke, who said he would dig him up right away, and was buried in the ground. ......
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsuhiko Tasaka
- Screenplay & Story
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Original Score
- Nakaba Takahashi
- Original Title
- 怪談夜泣き燈籠
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Production Studios
- Daiei Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Minoru Inuzuka
Nakaba Takahashi
Department Leadership Roster
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Director
Minoru Inuzuka
Writer
Nakaba Takahashi
Original Music Composer
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What is Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern about?
One day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a wealthy merchant named Matasaburo, who had run away from home with a woman he was in love with and had been living here. But this funeral was actually a kyogen (a farce) orchestrated by a gardener named Yunosuke, who had planted it without telling his wife, Okinu, in order to bilk his parents out of their money. Matasaburo believed Yunosuke, who said he would dig him up right away, and was buried in the ground. ......
Who directed Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern?
Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern was directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka.
Who stars in Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern?
The principal cast of Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern includes Ganjirō Nakamura II, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Reiko Fujiwara, Chizuko Takamori, Yukio Horikita.
When was Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern released and how long is it?
Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern was released in 1962 with a total runtime of 1h 13m.
Who composed the musical score for Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern was composed by Nakaba Takahashi.