Japan / Jun 13, 1962
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin (1962)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 沖縄怪談逆吊り幽霊 支那怪談死棺破り |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Taiwan, Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Oriental Film Company, Okura Pictures |
| Release date | 13 giugno 1962 |
| Writer | Minoru Matsui, Mitsuo Kaneda, Ren Huang |
| Assistant directors | Shao Lo-Hui, Satoru Kobayashi |
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