Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace (怪猫有馬御殿, Kaibyō Arima goten) is a 1953 Japanese horror film directed by Ryohei Arai and produced by Daiei Film. Filmed in black and white in the Academy ratio format, it stars Takako Irie and Kotaro Bando.[1]

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRyohei Arai
Written byTōkichi Kinoshita
Produced byMasaichi Nagata[1]
Starring
Music byNakaba Takahashi
Production
company
Release date
  • December 29, 1953 (1953-12-29)
Running time
49 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

A prior version of the story, titled Arima Neko, was released in 1937.[2][better source needed]

Plot

edit

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo. There are scenes of disembodied heads floating around and one in which the ghost, with her hands folded in like a cat's paws, forces two of her victims to tumble around repeatedly.

Cast

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror Films. McFarland & Company.
  2. ^ "Arima neko Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace".
edit