The Legend of Sayo
1982, Japanese. Directed by Tetsutaro Murano.
Sayo has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when she attends a temple festival. On her way back she sees a large cherry tree which is infamous for the legend of dead white horse. When her fiancé returns from war and visits her he comes across a white horse which he takes in. The man also does not see himself engaged anymore as his family has lost its wealth.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Tetsutaro MuranoDirector
- Yoko HaraSayo
- Daisuke RyūTakeo
- Kyōko EnamiShrine maiden
- Shiho FujimuraMasako (Sayo's mother)
- Yūsuke TakitaTokutaro (Sayo's father)
- Koji YakushoHatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
- Tatsuya NakadaiOtozo
- Satoshi SadanagaKenji
- Yūko KatagiriToki
- Yuko OkaShino
- Toru MinegishiYoshio (Takeo's older brother)
- Atsuko KawaguchiShizuka (Takeo's mother)
Details
- Released
- 17 December 1982
- Original title
- 遠野物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yukiko Takayama
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The Legend of Sayo runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Which OTT platform is The Legend of Sayo on?
The Legend of Sayo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Legend of Sayo?
If you liked The Legend of Sayo, try The Unhealer, Cinderella's Curse, Samurai Reincarnation.
Who directed The Legend of Sayo?
The Legend of Sayo (1982) was directed by Tetsutaro Murano and stars Yoko Hara, Daisuke Ryū, Kyōko Enami.