The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya (1910)
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Original Title: 宇都宮釣天井
Release Date: November 01, 1910
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Budget: $0.0
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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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