The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
1938, Japanese. Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara.
Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 2 November 1938
- Original title
- 怪猫 謎の三味線
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shōtarō Saijō
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 November 1938. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen?
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938) was directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara and stars Sumiko Suzuki, Mitsuko Mori, Kinue Utagawa.