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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma (1979) · 日本名作怪談劇場怪談大奥(秘)不開の間

Name: Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa
Released: 1979
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Katsumi Oyama, Yumi Iwai, Makoto Fujita, Keiko Yukishiro, Mikage Shinsuke

Original title: 日本名作怪談劇場怪談大奥(秘)不開の間

1979 · Nobuo Nakagawa · 45 min · Japan · Edited by 1

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In the final days of the Edo shogunate, a government commander enters Edo Castle to inspect the Ōoku. Ignoring warnings, he steps into a forbidden room where, 200 years before, Lady Oyuki, a favored concubine, was forced to commit suicide by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi over a suspected affair. Consumed by vengeance, her spirit continues to haunt all those involved in the tragedy.

A 1979 entry from the catalog with a clear horror angle. Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.

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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma (1979) · 日本名作怪談劇場怪談大奥(秘)不開の間

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