On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her.

Wife in former life plagues husband as ghost in the present

Botan Dōrō is a Japanese ghost story that is both romantic and horrific; it is one of the most famous kaidan in Japan. The plot involves sex with the dead and the consequences of loving a ghost.

Based on "Kaidan Botan Dango" by Sanyutei Encho, a rakugo storyteller who was active from the late Edo period to the Meiji era, Kara Juro was in charge of the script. A feature-length historical drama depicting a fierce and painful love story between ghosts and humans. Impressive artistic and fantastic painting with depth as if you were watching the stage. In all, this work is a beautiful, love horror fantasy.

The first film of Botan Dôrô, the famous ghost story by Encho Sayutei, concerning a man who makes love to a beautiful woman in a strange house, and wakes up to embrace of a rotting skeleton.

A daughter of Hatamoto (high-ranked soldier) Otsuyu (Akiko Kana) and a Ronin living in Choya (cheap apartment) Shinzaburo Hagihara (Yoichi Hayashi) fell in love with each other. They could not see each other for a while, but Otsuyu visited Shinzaburo's place late at night, led by a servant Oyone (Shoko Yagi). Tomorrow night and next night as well.

Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman, only to find she belongs to the world of the dead.

A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their ghosts subsequently appear to Shinzaburo. He obtains a door-protecting charm and a statue of the goddess Kannon from a priest to keep the spirits from his home. A conniving servant removes the protective devices so that Otsuyu can reach her lover and cart him away to the land of the dead.

Earliest japanese horror film.

Japanese horror movie from 1982.

Adaptation of the story “Peony Lantern” from 1928.

Version of Botan Dōrō.

Japanese horror televisivon movie from 1979.

Shotaro, the company president, is fishing by the lake, where he meets the sickly Mayumi and her mother, Misako. Mayumi and Shotaro love each other. Three months later, Misako visits Shotaro and asks him to hold Mayumi, who has been sentenced to her death without knowing the man. Shotaro and Mayumi get married and fall in love night after night... Akira Kawamoto's scenario based on Sanyutei Encho's masterpiece rakugo "Kaidan Botan Toro" is directed by veteran Akira Fukamachi. Bringing the taste of Japanese ghost stories to pink movies, the film has a unique flavor. Fresh Minami Aiyama, veteran Satomi Shinozaki, Yoko Satomi and others are showing good performances with the right people in the right place.