14 Aug 1957
The Temptress and the Monk
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin
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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香取環 Reiko (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
Jōji Ōhara Takeo Higa (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
扇町京子 Akemi (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
邵羅輝 Chuang Tzu (segment "Broken Coffin")
Rong Bai Madam Tabana
Miyako Ichijō Widow (segment "Broken Coffin")
Shiro Enami Young Man
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