The Temptress and the Monk (1957)
1h 28m
Running Time
August 14, 1957Release Date
The Temptress and the Monk (1957)
1h 28m
Running Time
August 14, 1957Release Date
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Plot.
Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.
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Cast & Crew.
Yumeji Tsukioka
The Temptress
Ryōji Hayama
Socho
Osamu Takizawa
Old Socho
Akitake Kôno
Medicine seller
Kenjiro Uemura
Traveler
Jun Hamamura
The Criminal
Kō Nishimura
Peasant
Seijiro Takano
Middle-aged monk
Keishichi Nakahara
Young monk
Takashi Sudo
Ikuko Kimuro
Mountain girl
Tadashi Kobayashi
The Dwarf
Ichijirō Oya
Grandfather
Eisuke Takizawa
Director
Masayuki Takaki
Producer
Yutaka Makino
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 1957
Original Name白夜の妖女
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
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The Temptress and the Monk (Japanese: 白夜の妖女, Hepburn: Byakuya no yōjo) is a 1958 Japanese fantasy film directed by Eisuke Takizawa. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. The screenplay was based on a novel, Koya hijiri by Kyoka Izumi. The film was in CinemaScope and Eastman Color. It was not dubbed in English, but was distributed internationally in May 1963 in subtitled format.