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Yatsuhaka-mura - The Nomura Yoshitaro Horror Masterpiece - Based on the novel about detective Kindaichi Kousuke by Seishi Yokomizo.

A young man discovers he is heir to a large estate in a village called Yatsuhaka-mura. But the moment that he comes into contact with his heritage, villagers begin to die under agonizing situations. The victims are the descendants of villagers who had conspired, four hundred years earlier, to poison and then murder eight Samurai who had tried to become farmers in the region.

The village's history has been marked by periodic mass murders, shown in vivid and horrifying flashbacks. Since the young heir's father was himself a mass murderer, the villagers are certain that the man orphaned in childhood has to be responsible for the new series of murders. But Detective Kousuke looks more deeply into what may really be a supernatural vengeance.

This may be a story about a supernatural curse, or a murder mystery with a naturalistic explanation, or both; you won't know for sure until the end. Shochiku Studio used the same staff they used to make ‘Castle in the Sand’ to make this movie, and they intended this to be a grand production. The cast is all star with many ‘A list’ stars of Japan at the time staring in this movie.

Director: Nomura Yoshitaro

Stars: Hagiwara Kenichi, Ogawa Mayumi and Yamazaki Tsutomu

1977 – JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES – COLOR – 16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN - 151 MINUTES


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