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Youth Peony Lantern

Youth Peony Lantern

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 21, 1993

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama, Romance, Horror, TV Movie

Original Title

青春牡丹燈籠

Production Companies

NHK

Description

Based on "Kaidan Botan Dango" by Sanyutei Encho, a rakugo storyteller who was active from the late Edo period to the Meiji era, Kara Juro was in charge of the script. A feature-length historical drama depicting a fierce and painful love story between ghosts and humans. Impressive artistic and fantastic painting with depth as if you were watching the stage. In all, this work is a beautiful, love horror fantasy.