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
Plot.
Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Yumeji Tsukioka
Woman
Ryōji Hayama
Sôchô
Osamu Takizawa
Old Sôchô
Tadashi Kobayashi
The Dwarf
Kenjiro Uemura
Traveler
Akitake Kôno
Medicine seller
Ichijirō Oya
Grandfather
Eisuke Takizawa
Director
Jun Hamamura
The Criminal
Izumi Kyōka
Writer
Kō Nishimura
Peasant
Seijiro Takano
Middle-aged monk
Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Masayuki Takagi
Producer
Keishichi Nakahara
Young monk
Masayuki Takaki
Producer
Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 1957
Original Name白夜の妖女
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
Wiki.
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.