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The Temptress and the Monk

1957 · 1h 28m · 8.0 on TMDB

Horror Drama Fantasy

A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.

Cast

Yumeji Tsukioka
The Temptress
Ryōji Hayama
Socho
Osamu Takizawa
Old Socho
Akitake Kōno
Medicine seller

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Traveler

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

The Criminal

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Peasant

Seijiro Takano

Middle-aged monk

Keishichi Nakahara

Young monk

Takashi Sudo

Ikuko Kimuro

Ikuko Kimuro

Mountain girl

Tadashi Kobayashi

The Dwarf

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Directed by

Eisuke Takizawa

Where to watch

Not streaming anywhere right now — rental or physical it is.

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Released: August 14, 1957

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