The Ghost Of Yotsuya - 1959 - 7/10
AKA - Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan // 東海道四谷怪談
Iemon, of samurai rank, but impoverished, is denied marriage to the lesser noble’s daughter.
In fury, he slays him and his retainers, then blames another.
Obstacle removed, he marries Oiwa, has a child, lives in poverty.
Except then a rich girl becomes available, and Iemon needs wife #1 to disappear.
Oft made Horror tale, steeped in Kabuki and Gothic.
Bloodier and grislier than any Western film from this era.