• Director(s)

    Tai Kato

  • Production Year

    1961

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Ayuko Fujishiro, Sentarô Fushimi, Jûshirô Konoe

Film

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

strong violence, injury detail, domestic abuse, sexual assault

Japanese horror drama, from 1961, in which a man's plan to reunite with his estranged wife unleashes supernatural revenge.

Japanese horror drama, from 1961, in which a man's plan to reunite with his estranged wife unleashes supernatural revenge.

violence
People are stabbed, slashed and beaten in scenes which result in occasional blood in the aftermath. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man beats his wife.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man sexually assaults a woman; however, the scene is brief and other characters intervene. In another scene, a man expresses remorse and regret for assaulting a woman, having accepted money to do so.
injury detail
A person's clothing becomes heavily bloodstained, and there are also scenes which include scarred faces and blood.
additional issues
Moderate bad language ('bitch') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bastard', 'bloody', 'damn', 'hell'). Scenes set in a brothel include sex workers, and there are also references to adultery. Scenes of supernatural threat include those in which people are menaced by supernatural entities. There are also verbal suicide references.
  • Director(s)

    Tai Kato

  • Production Year

    1961

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Ayuko Fujishiro, Sentarô Fushimi, Jûshirô Konoe

strong violence, injury detail, domestic abuse, sexual assault
Classified Date:
09/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Radiance Films
violence
People are stabbed, slashed and beaten in scenes which result in occasional blood in the aftermath. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man beats his wife.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man sexually assaults a woman; however, the scene is brief and other characters intervene. In another scene, a man expresses remorse and regret for assaulting a woman, having accepted money to do so.
injury detail
A person's clothing becomes heavily bloodstained, and there are also scenes which include scarred faces and blood.
additional issues
Moderate bad language ('bitch') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bastard', 'bloody', 'damn', 'hell'). Scenes set in a brothel include sex workers, and there are also references to adultery. Scenes of supernatural threat include those in which people are menaced by supernatural entities. There are also verbal suicide references.
  • Classified date

    09/04/2025

  • Language

    Japanese