• Release
    06/13/1962
  • Production
    Oriental Film Company, Okura Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    沖縄怪談逆吊り幽霊 支那怪談死棺破り
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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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Casts

  1. Tamaki Katori

    Reiko (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")

  2. Jōji Ōhara

    Takeo Higa (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")

  3. Kyōko Ōgimachi

    Akemi (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")

  4. Shao Lo-Hui

    Chuang Tzu (segment "Broken Coffin")

  5. Rong Bai

    Madam Tabana

  6. Miyako Ichijō

    Widow (segment "Broken Coffin")

  7. Shiro Enami

    Young Man

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 6

Keyword

Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin (1962) 88 Min

ALL 06/13/1962 (ja)
Horror
  • Release 06/13/1962
  • Production
    Oriental Film Company, Okura Pictures
  • Original title 沖縄怪談逆吊り幽霊 支那怪談死棺破り
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Shao Lo-Hui, Satoru Kobayashi

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer