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 Kōno
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

Minoru Yokoyama
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 1957
Original Name白夜の妖女
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
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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.