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The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond (1960)

The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond poster
Original title
怪猫 お玉が池
Directed by
Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Genre
horror
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cat-like ghost haunts a pond in Japan. A horror film from 1960 follows the supernatural events that occur there.

spookyclassic horrorsupernaturalcreepyblack-and-whitemysteriousslow-pacedatmospheric

What happens

The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond (Japanese: 怪猫 お玉が池, Hepburn: Kaibyō Otama-ga-ike) is a 1960 Japanese horror film directed and co-written by Yoshihiro Ishikawa, in his directorial debut. Produced by Shintoho, it belongs to the subgenre of "ghost cat" films (kaibyō eiga or bake neko mono), featuring a cat-like supernatural entity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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