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The story comprises four episodes, 1-4 (U.S. DVD release episodes 5-8). "Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the Yotsuya Kaidan, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes the narrator.
There have also been adaptations on television. Story 1 of the Japanese television drama Kaidan Hyaku Shosetsu was a version of Yotsuya Kaidan, [13] and episodes 1–4 of Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, a 2006 anime television series, were also a retelling of the story.
The Ghost of Yotsuya (東海道四谷怪談, Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan) is a 1959 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. The film is based on the kabuki play Yotsuya Kaidan. [1] It was among the many horror films that Nakagawa adapted for Shintoho in the late 1950s and was one of the many adaptations of the play.
Crest of Betrayal, known in Japan as Chūshingura Gaiden: Yotsuya Kaidan (Japanese: 忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談, "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers Side Story: Yotsuya Ghost Story"), is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
[1] The film's reception has changed to become more positive over time, with many fans and critics now frequently listing it as one of the greatest Japanese horror films ever made. [16] [17] Some critics have identified loose connections between the story in the film and the traditional Japanese folktale Yotsuya Kaidan. [18]
At the Mainichi Film Awards, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time won the Animation Film Award and Tekkon Kinkreet won the Ōfuji Noburō Award.The inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year was awarded to The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; other nominees were Arashi no Yoru Ni, Tales from Earthsea, Brave Story and Detective Conan: The Private Eye's Requiem.
The Ghost of Yotsuya may refer to: The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959 Shintoho film) The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959 Daiei film) This page was last edited on 2 ...
August 1, 1981: 130 minutes American Pop: United States: Ralph Bakshi: Columbia Pictures Bakshi Productions, Inc. Traditional: Theatrical: February 13, 1981: 96 minutes Anime-ban Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan アニメ版 東海道 四谷怪談: Japan: Ryuji Sawada Yasuo Otsuka: Traditional: Television film: August 16, 1981: 46 minutes Around the ...