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.
The Old Temple Well
Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.
Top Billed Cast
船越英二 Toku no Ichi / Tatsu no Ichi
中田康子 Kikuji
小林勝彦 Kôjirô
丹羽又三郎 Bonta Maru Zenryû
Hiroko Yamamoto Girl A
村田知栄子 Oroku
寺島雄作 The Buddhist Priest
水原浩一 The Man
Yoshiki Matsuoka Hiroyuki Mori Fusako Wada Esuko Kamiwaki Kyōko Higashiyama Masako Yamada
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