Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Anthony Dolphin (santasprees) The seduction of death itself (in the form of an alluring ghost) is familiar enough territory in Japanese ghost stories (Ghost Story Of Yotsuya, Kuroneko, etc), the twist here being Communist director Yamamoto's playful depiction of the villagers' efforts to thwart the ghost's advances towards their middle class school teacher, Shinzaburou.As with most Yamamoto films, the emphasis here is on the ensemble playing of the cast rather than any leads. That said, the roles of Banzou and his wife do seem rather overplayed, probably betraying their origin as kabuki grotesques.Handsomely shot (Chishi Makiura) and scored (Sei Ikeno) to evoke a vivid sense of the dark, sticky nights of Obon, this is a curious and thoughtful horror film that somehow manages to give Bhuddism, capitalism and family a good kicking within the restrictions of the genre and the source material.