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Poster The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya 1910

The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya 1910

The first version of a kabuki ghost story which would be filmed numerous times, the story is based on a historical incident which occurred in 1622 when an assassination attempt Tokugawa lemitsu, during his visit to Utsunomiya Castle. This alleged plan involved luring lemitsu into a "death-trap" room with a falling ceiling filled with rocks. A sub-plot involves retribution by the ghost of a man murdered and buried in a well.

  •   Released : 1910-11-01
  •   Runtime : 0 minutes
  •   Genre : Horror
  •   Stars : Matsunosuke Onoe
  •   Director :