This is also known as "Peony Lantern" and has a very simple plot turned into an excellent 85 minutes of horror.
On a warm summer night during the Obon festival a teacher named Shinzaburo (Kojiro Hongo) meets a beautiful woman named Otsuyu (Miyoko Akaza).
He is a lonely man and he really falls for her and after a short time he finds himself infatuated and falling in love quickly. However, as we find out later, she is a ghost.
The scenes where Otsuyu and Shinzaburo are sharing time together are very eerie and effective. He sees her as a beautful woman, while his nosey neighbor sees her as a corpse.
The photography is beautiful and captures the essence is 16th century Japan very nicely. The story moves along well and has a lot of creepy moments. The ending is shocking, but not in the way you think.
Recommended for any horror fan.
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