Ghost Story: The House Where Butterflies Live

怪談　妖蝶の棲む館

★ 5.5·1983·1h 32min·Horror, TV Movie, and Thriller

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

Overview

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...

Director: Keiichirō Yoshida
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released (Sep 2, 1983)