Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami
1979, Japanese. Directed by Masateru Nishiyama.
After a fight with his wife, Yahachirō, a carpenter, meets a sinister "Shinigami" who teaches him how to spot people who won’t die. He profits by treating only those who will survive but soon begins an affair with Osen, a barmaid. Osen and her husband Bunzō plot to kill Yahachirō for his money, strangling him and tossing his body into the river. But one night, Yahachirō reappears, his face twisted into a monstrous form…
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- 0h 45m
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- Released
- 22 August 1979
- Original title
- 日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 死神
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ichirō Miyagawa
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What should I watch before Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami?
Watch Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi (1979), Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Tamagiku Lantern (1979), Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Yonaki Numa (1979), and Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō (1979) first, plus 5 earlier titles listed on this page.
What comes after Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami?
Next in the series: Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: Kaidan Kajikazawa (1979), Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōshū Adachigahara (1979), and Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri (1979).
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 August 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami, try A Warning to the Curious, The Stone Tape, Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God.
Who directed Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami?
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami (1979) was directed by Masateru Nishiyama and stars Ganjirō Nakamura II, Shota Morikawa, Urara Sen.