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film directed by Kazuo Hase and screenplay by

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. It stars Masakazu Tamura. Curse of the Blood was adapted from the novel ''Kaidan Kasanegafuchi'' written by

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Plot

Source: Fukaya Shinzaemon is a samurai of Hatamoto, he borrows a large amount of money from Dr. Yasukawa Sōjun. When Yasukawa demands repayment of the debt, Fukaya kills Yasukawa. From the day on, strange things happens to the Fukaya family one after another by Yasukawa's curse.

Cast

* Masakazu Tamura as Shinichirō * Koeda Kawaguchi * Yūsuke Kawazu as Shiznō * Yukie Kagawa as Hana *

Rokkō Toura was a Japanese stage and film actor active from 1960 to 1993.「個性光る、名脇役」　Asahi Shimbun読売新聞1993 March 26 朝刊31面 He is mostly associated with the films of director Nagisa Ōshima. Biography Toura was born Mutsuhi ...

as Fukaya Shinzaemon * Hiroko Sakurai as Ohisa * Genshu Hanayagi as Toyo *

Masumi Harukawa , born , is a Japanese actress. Filmography * 1963: ''The Insect Woman'' * 1964: ''Unholy Desire'' * 1964: ''Kunoichi Keshō'' * 1967: ''Zatoichi's Cane Sword'' * 1968: ''The Human Bullet'' * 1968: '' Curse of the Blood'' * 1974: '' Pastoral: To ...

as Okuma *

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as Dr.Yasukawa Sōjun

References

External links

of the Blood at Shochiku
* 1968 films Films based on horror novels Films based on Japanese novels Films about curses Films about psychic powers Japanese ghost films Jidaigeki films Samurai films 1960s Japanese-language films Shochiku films 1960s Japanese films {{1960s-Japan-film-stub