
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō
1979, Japanese. Directed by Yūichi Harada.
Otsuyu, the daughter of a samurai, takes her life after being forced into an unwanted marriage, and her maid Omi follows her in death. Together as spirits, they visit Otsuyu’s lover, Shinzaemon. Believing Otsuyu is alive, Shinzaemon rekindles their relationship, but he soon begins to waste away. A concerned neighbor consults a doctor, who reveals that Shinzaemon is being haunted and his death is near.
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- 0h 45m
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- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 August 1979
- Original title
- 日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 牡丹燈籠
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kei Hattori
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Watch Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost-Cat of Saga (1979), Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi (1979), Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Tamagiku Lantern (1979), and Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Yonaki Numa (1979) first, plus 4 earlier titles listed on this page.
What comes after Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō?
Next in the series: Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami (1979), Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: Kaidan Kajikazawa (1979), and Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōshū Adachigahara (1979).
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 August 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō, try A Warning to the Curious, The Stone Tape, Seeds of Yesterday.
Who directed Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō?
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō (1979) was directed by Yūichi Harada and stars Akiko Kana, Jinya Sato, Sanji Kojima.