Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談), the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and onryō (a revenant). Arguably the most famous kaidan (Japanese ghost story) of all time, Yotsuya Kaidan has been adapted to film over 30 times and continues to influence Japanese horror today.
Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談), the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and onryō (a revenant). Arguably the most famous kaidan (Japanese ghost story) of all time, Yotsuya Kaidan has been adapted to film over 30 times and continues to influence Japanese horror today.
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