Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tamagiku Dōrō

Dance teacher Omiyo survives a double suicide with her lover and is forced into life as the courtesan Tamagiku in Yoshiwara. Living in misery, she meets Gengo, her lover’s look-alike brother, and they fall in love. Jealous rival Naraya frames Gengo as a criminal, and he is struck by lightning and killed before Tamagiku’s eyes. After her own death, Tamagiku rises from hell to seek revenge on Naraya and his allies.

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Release Date

August 1, 1979

Status

Released

Original Title

日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 玉菊燈籠

Runtime

45min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

TV Tokyo

Part of

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō

Includes: Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōshū Adachigahara, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kajikazawa, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Ōoku (Hi) Akazu no Ma, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Yotsuya Kaidan, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Saga no Kaibyō, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kyūketsuki Murasaki Kengyō, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tamagiku Dōrō, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Botan Dōrō, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Yonaki Numa, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kasane-ga-Fuchi, Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri