The story is simple enough. A despot ruler sees two women out picking flowers and spices in a small mountain community and decides that he wants one of them for himself.
He has a butterfly tattooed on her as a sign of ownership, but she has been broken to the point where she commits suicide rather than submit to another man desires.
The dead woman Okoto comes back from the dead to avenge herself and many die because of the decisions of one stupid man. Okoto's husband kills himself out of grief, the ruler sees his entire empire collapse oner person at a time as they are killed by the vengeful spirit,
This is an extremely well made thriller and if you like Japanese ghost stories then I can't see you not liking this one. It's both haunting and beautiful at the same time.
I found this by accident on TUBI and gave it a try, which I'm glad I did. I couldn't find too much information on this movie, so I assume it's a slightly rare film that should really be seen more.
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