A young samurai accepts a job to clear out a haunted castle, only to find it inhabited by beautiful women. The women are secretly a group of tanuki that try to divert the young warrior from his mission.
Kazumitsu Masuda
Japan
Is this worth the watch? If you're into the weird, dusty corners of Japanese cinema history, sure. If you’re looking for a tight monster-slaying flick, keep walking. This is for the folks who get a kick out of practical effects that look like they were held together by tape and pure willpower. Yoshitaro Kataoka plays ...
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Yoshitaro Kataoka
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"Is this worth the watch? If you're into the weird, dusty corners of Japanese cinema history, sure. If you’re looking for a tight monster-slaying flick, keep walking. This is for the folks who get a kick out of practical effects that look like they were held together by tape and pure willpower. Yoshitaro Kataoka plays the samurai with this perpetually confused look on his face, which honestly feels right given the situation. He shows up at this castle expecting, I don’t know, demons or something..."
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