The Mother Tree

The Mother Tree

48 mins | Horror | July 13, 1958

A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.

The Mother Tree

48 mins | Horror | July 13, 1958

The Mother Tree
A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.
Producers Shintoho Company
Original title 怪談乳房榎
Directors Gorō Kadono, Hiromichi Takebe
Writers Torao Tanabe, Enchô San'yûtei

Cast

Katsuko Wakasugi

as Kise Hishikawa

Akira Nakamura

as Shigenobu Hishikawa

Asao Matsumoto

as Namihei Isogai

Hiroshi Ayukawa

as Takeroku