Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
"Yatsuhaka-mura" (original title)

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors.

Director:

Yoshitaro Nomura

Writers:

Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay), Seishi Yokomizo (novel)

Stars:

Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Mayumi Ogawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken'ichi Hagiwara	...	Tatsuya Terada
Mayumi Ogawa	...	Miyako Mori
Tsutomu Yamazaki	...	Yôzô Tajimi / Hisaya Tajimi
Yôko Yamamoto	...	Haruyo
Etsuko Ichihara	...	Kotake
Ninako Yamaguchi	...	Ko'ume
Ryoko Nakano	...	Tsuruko Igawa (as Ryôko Nakano)
Yoshi Katô	...	Ushimatsu
Hisashi Igawa	...	Kanji
Masami Shimojô	...	Kudô Kôchô
Takuya Fujioka	...	Kuno Ishi
Jun Hamamura	...	Sôkichi Mori
Torahiko Hamada	...	Taichirô Yoshioka
Junko Natsu	...	Kazu'e
Hatsuo Yamaya	...	Bakurô Kichizô

Storyline

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors.

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Plot Keywords:

samurai | curse | warrior | samurai warrior | japan | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 March 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Village of Eight Gravestones

Filming Locations:

Iwate, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Shochikucolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 13: The Village of the Eight Tomb (1991)

User Reviews

chilling and graphic

As graceful and beautiful as Japanese cinema can be, there are many directors and films that do not shy away from graphic violence and gore. The depiction of the slaughter by the villagers in this movie is intense, almost hideous, but id does make the curse all the more frightening and real. This is definitely not a film for the squeamish, but nonetheless, and very fine ride.