Returning Spirit
1955, Japanese. Directed by Akira Nobuchi.
A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their ghosts subsequently appear to Shinzaburo. He obtains a door-protecting charm and a statue of the goddess Kannon from a priest to keep the spirits from his home. A conniving servant removes the protective devices so that Otsuyu can reach her lover and cart him away to the land of the dead.
- Runtime
- 0h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 12 July 1955
- Original title
- 怪談牡丹燈籠
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akira Nobuchi
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Returning Spirit isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 July 1955. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Returning Spirit?
Returning Spirit (1955) was directed by Akira Nobuchi and stars Chiyonosuke Azuma, Yuriko Tashiro, Harumi Urazato.