Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami

After a fight with his wife, Yahachirō, a carpenter, meets a sinister "Shinigami" who teaches him how to spot people who won’t die. He profits by treating only those who will survive but soon begins an affair with Osen, a barmaid. Osen and her husband Bunzō plot to kill Yahachirō for his money, strangling him and tossing his body into the river. But one night, Yahachirō reappears, his face twisted into a monstrous form…

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Release Date

August 22, 1979

Status

Released

Original Title

日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 死神

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