A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
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Part of The Taisho Trilogy
3 films
Cast
17 people
Yūsaku Matsuda
Shungo Matsuzaki
Known for
Black Rain
Michiyo Yasuda
Shinako
Known for
Zatoichi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Eriko Kusuta
Ine
Also in
Kawasaki Vice Squad
Yoshio Harada
Wada
Known for
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
9 Souls
Mariko Kaga
Mio
Known for
Pale Flower
Love Letter
Katsuo Nakamura
Tamawaki
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Ryutaro Otomo
Master
Also in
Castle of Owls
Festival of Swordsmen
Eimei Esumi
Butler
Known for
Kuroneko
Tokyo Drifter
B-saku Satoh
Station Employee
Also in
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
He Is Always There
Emiko Azuma
Old Woman
Known for
Funeral Parade of Roses
Hideko Okiyama
Woman in a Bright Colour Kimono
Known for
Profound Desires of the Gods
Dodes'ka-den
Akaji Maro
Homeless
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Suicide Club
Seijun Suzuki Director · Yōzō Tanaka Screenplay Izumi Kyōka Author
First release August 21, 1981 · Produced in Japan · Original title 陽炎座
Production
Cinema Placet
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
陽炎座
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 21, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 16, 2021 · Physical
Russia
December 18, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Seijun Suzuki (Moscow)
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