Ghost Story: The House Where Butterflies Live

Ghost Story: The House Where Butterflies Live (1983)

怪談　妖蝶の棲む館

Is the one who's really in power, the one who trembles for revenge...?

Yoshinari Bessho, the feudal lord of Tanba Province, is a collector of butterflies and has his concubines tattooed with butterflies as well. One day while hunting, Yoshinari sees Gennosuke Akizuki's beautiful wife, Okoto. He kidnaps her, tattoos a butterfly on her shoulder and takes her for his own. Feeling shame for what has happened, Okoto throws herself into a well and commits suicide. She then returns as a ruthless ghost that seeks revenge against Yoshinari and his retainers. Whenever the ghost appears, mysterious butterflies always fly around her...

Date of release
1983-09-02
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
Director
Keiichirō Yoshida

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