Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin 1962 Directed by Shao Lo-Hui , Satoru Kobayashi 沖縄怪談逆吊り幽霊 支那怪談死棺破り

During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.

Countries Japan , Taiwan
Production Countries Japan , Taiwan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Horror
Production Companies Okura Pictures , Oriental Film Company
Release Date 13 June 1962
88 mins
Cast
Tamaki Katori Reiko (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
Jōji Ōhara Takeo Higa (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
Kyōko Ōgimachi Akemi (segment "Upset Walking Ghost")
Shao Lo-Hui Chuang Tzu (segment "Broken Coffin")
Rong Bai Madam Tabana
Miyako Ichijō Widow (segment "Broken Coffin")
Shiro Enami Young Man