
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp
1979, Japanese. Directed by Junji Kurata.
On a snowy winter night, Soetsu, a blind masseur, and his daughter Shiga visit the nobleman Shinzaemon Fukami. Drunk, he assaults Shiga, and when Soetsu tries to protect her, he’s brutally killed. Later, Soetsu's body is thrown into a swamp, but his spirit returns to haunt Shinzaemon, driving him inevitably toward death.
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- 0h 45m
- Post-credits
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- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 June 1979
- Original title
- 日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 累ヶ淵
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Enchô San'yûtei, Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp: quick answers
What comes after Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp?
Next in the series: Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber (1979), Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya (1979), and Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Purple Kengyō Vampire (1979).
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How long is Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp?
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 June 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp?
If you liked Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp, try A Warning to the Curious, The Stone Tape, Seeds of Yesterday.
Who directed Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp?
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (1979) was directed by Junji Kurata and stars Yoichi Hayashi, Yūko Katagiri, Kantarō Suga.