The Mother Tree
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A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.
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Katsuko Wakasugi
Kise Hishikawa
Known for
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Akira Nakamura
Shigenobu Hishikawa
Known for
Jigoku
Sanshiro Sugata
Mitsugi Okura
Gorō Kadono
Enchô San'yûtei
Also in
This Year's Love
Hiromichi Takebe
Asao Matsumoto
Namihei Isogai
Also in
Phantom Monster Agon
Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature
Hidetoshi Kasama
Torao Tanabe
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Takeroku
Also in
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
The Lady Vampire
Hiroshi Suzuki
Keiko Hasegawa
Also in
Female Slave Ship
Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
Gorō Kadono Director · Torao Tanabe Screenplay Enchô San'yûtei Author
First release July 13, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Production Shintoho Film Distribution Committee
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Shintoho Company
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Shintoho Film Distribution Committee
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Japan
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Original title
怪談乳房榎
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 13, 1958
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