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Title |
The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya |
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Overview |
The first version of a kabuki ghost story which would be filmed numerous times, the story is based on a historical incident which occurred in 1622 when an assassination attempt Tokugawa lemitsu, during his visit to Utsunomiya Castle. This alleged plan involved luring lemitsu into a "death-trap" room with a falling ceiling filled with rocks. A sub-plot involves retribution by the ghost of a man murdered and buried in a well. |
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