Hellish Love
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Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman, only to find she belongs to the world of the dead.
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Cast
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Setsuko Ogawa
Otsuyu
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Hidemi Hara
Omine
Also in
Love Hunter
Night of the Felines
Hajime Tanimoto
Shinzaburo
Known for
Cure
One Missed Call 2
Hyōe Enoki
Mamoru Kinatsu
Known for
Shōgun
Tampopo
Yoshie Kitsuda
Oyone
Known for
Shōgun
Intentions of Murder
Miki Hayashi
Okuni
Also in
Sex
Violated Angels
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Heizaemon Iijima
Also in
A Woman Called Sada Abe
The Slave Wife
Tessen Nakahira
Genjirô Miyanobe
Also in
Wife to Be Sacrificed
Branded to Kill
Yoko Oyanagi
Maid
Known for
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Akira Hisamatsu
Known for
Gate of Flesh
Chūsei Sone Director · Koji Matsumoto Screenplay Masayasu Ōebara Screenplay
First release June 28, 1972 · Produced in Japan · Original title 性談 牡丹燈籠
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
性談 牡丹燈籠
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 28, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 21, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Cinémathèque Française
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