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Wikipedia article




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| image = Illusion-of-blood-poster.jpg

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| native_name =

| director = Shir Toyoda

| producer =

| screenplay = Toshio Yasumi

| based_on =

| starring =

| music = Toru Takemitsu

| cinematography = Hiroshi Murai

| editing =

| studio = Tokyo Eiga

| distributor = Toho

| released =

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

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is a 1965 Japanese drama and horror film directed by Shir Toyoda.

Cast



* Tatsuya Nakadai as Iuemon Tamiya

* Mariko Okada as Oiwa

* Junko Ikeuchi as Osode

* Mayumi Ozora as Oume

* Keiko Awaji as Omaki

* Kanzaburo Nakamura as Gonbei Naosuke

* Yasushi Nagata as Samon Yotsuya

* Eitaro Ozawa as Kihei Ito

* Masao Mishima as Takuetsu

Production



'Illusion of Blood' was based on the kabuki play 'Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan' by Nanboku Tsuruya, which had already been adapted to film before, including 'The Yotsuya Ghost Story I & II' and 'The Yotsuya Ghost Story'. This version of the film focuses on the increasing madness of the character of Iuemon Tamiya.

Release



'Illusion of Blood' was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 25 July 1965 and in the United States as 'Illusion of Blood' with English subtitles in March 1966.

Reception



In a contemporary review, "Dool." of 'Variety' referred to the film as a "blood-curdling Japanese ghost story", noting that the cast was "uniformly fine" and that "technical aspects, except for some abrupt cuts are first rate." A second review by "Mosk." of 'Variety' compared the film to 'Kwaidan' and 'Ugetsu', noting that 'Illusion of Blood' lacked "classical rigor" or ""human insight and observation" that the other films had respectively. Mosk. added that the film did have "style, and good acting, excellent color and avoids violence and horror for its own sake."

A retrospective review by Cavett Binion of AllMovie found the film to be an inferior version of the film 'Kwaidan', opining that it was "not as visually commanding" but that it "has its share of nightmarish imagery and cultural richness."

References




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