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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

, or Ghost Cat's Mysterious Shamisen, is a 1938 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara. Produced by Shinkō Kinema, it stars , an actress known for her roles in "ghost cat" films (kaibyō eiga or bake neko mono).

Premise

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

Cast

  • as Mitsue
  • Kinue Utagawa as Okiyo

Release

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen was released in 1938.

In October 2018, the Indiana University Cinema held a 35 mm screening of the film. Two months later the film was also screened at the Metrograph, an independent movie theatre in Manhattan, New York.

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