Village of Eight Gravestones (1977): Cast
Village of Eight Gravestones is a 1977 horror thriller directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, starring Hideji Ôtaki as Suwa, Hisashi Igawa and Tsutomu Yamazaki. It runs 2 hours 31 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 31m (151 min)
- Director
- Yoshitarō Nomura
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Village of Eight Gravestones About?
The premise of Village of Eight Gravestones without spoilers.
The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors. Adaptation of novel by Seishi Yokomizo
Village of Eight Gravestones Themes & Keywords
· 24 tags- family relationships
- band
- warrior
- samurai warrior
- curse
- samurai
- waterfall
- village
- twin
- twin sister
- sake
- private detective
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- possession
- poison
- murder
- japan
- inheritance
- greed
- cave
- airport
- year 1977
- 1970s
- 1500s
- based on novel
Village of Eight Gravestones Cast & Characters
Hideji Ôtaki leads the cast as Suwa, with Hisashi Igawa as Kanji Igawa and Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hisashi Tajimi. Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Yoshitarō Nomura
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Hideji Ôtaki as Suwa -
Hisashi Igawa as Kanji Igawa -
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hisashi Tajimi -
Etsuko Ichihara as Tajimi Kotake
Also Starring in Village of Eight Gravestones
· 21 more- Yoshio Inaba
- Mayumi Ogawa Miyako Mori
- Ken'ichi Hagiwara Tatsuya Terada
- Jun Hamamura Mori Sokichi
- Yoshi Katō Igawa Ushimatsu
- Kiyoshi Atsumi Kosuke Kindaichi
- Masami Shimojō Kudo
- Kunie Tanaka
- Tokue Hanazawa Isogawa
- Torahiko Hamada Taichiro Yoshioka
- Isao Natsuyagi
- Hatsuo Yamaya
- Takuya Fujioka Kuno
- Yôko Yamamoto Haruyo Tajimi
- Atom Shimojo Arai
- Junko Natsu Kazue
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- Ryoko Nakano Tsuruko Igawa
- Isao Hashimoto
- Junko Toda
- Katsuhiko Watabiki
- Ninako Yamaguchi Tajimi Koume
More from Yoshitarō Nomura
More films directed by Yoshitarō Nomura: Suspicion, Call from Darkness, Writhing Tongue and The Wicked.
Village of Eight Gravestones Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Village of Eight Gravestones.
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Village of Eight Gravestones FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Village of Eight Gravestones, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Village of Eight Gravestones?
Village of Eight Gravestones runs 2 hours 31 minutes (151 minutes).
When was Village of Eight Gravestones released?
Village of Eight Gravestones was released on October 29, 1977.
Who directed Village of Eight Gravestones?
Village of Eight Gravestones was directed by Yoshitarō Nomura.
More films by Yoshitarō Nomura Who is in the cast of Village of Eight Gravestones?
Village of Eight Gravestones stars Hideji Ôtaki as Suwa, Hisashi Igawa as Kanji Igawa and Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hisashi Tajimi, among 25 credited actors.
Does Village of Eight Gravestones have a post-credit scene?
No. Village of Eight Gravestones has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Village of Eight Gravestones in?
The original language of Village of Eight Gravestones is Japanese.
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