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Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace (1953)

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace poster
Original title
怪猫有馬御殿
Directed by
Ryohei Arai
Genre
fantasy film, horror film
Country
Japan
Runtime
49 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A black and white Japanese horror film about a ghostly cat that haunts a palace. A woman and a man are involved in the haunting.

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What happens

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace (怪猫有馬御殿, Kaibyō Arima goten) is a 1953 Japanese horror film directed by Ryohei Arai and produced by Daiei Film. Filmed in black and white in the Academy ratio format, it stars Takako Irie and Kotaro Bando. A prior version of the story, titled Arima Neko, was released in 1937. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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