The Mother Tree
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.
Top Billed Cast
Katsuko Wakasugi
Kise Hishikawa
Akira Nakamura
Shigenobu Hishikawa
Asao Matsumoto
Namihei Isogai
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Takeroku
Featured Crew
Enchô San'yûtei
Novel
Torao Tanabe
Screenplay
Gorō Kadono
Director
Hiromichi Takebe
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Masaharu Koyama
Lighting Technician
Mitsugi Okura
Executive Producer
Yuzo Kaji
Art Direction
Hidetoshi Kasama
Editor
Hisao Negishi
Sound Recordist
Hiroshi Ootori
Original Music Composer