Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 5:00pm
Lewis Lab, Room 270
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales “Yotsuya Ghost Story”
怪 〜ayakashi〜四谷怪談
(2006, dir. Tetsuo Imazawa)
February 8, 2018, Thursday 5:10PM~6:50PM
Lewis Lab, Room #270 (Auditorium)
Desiring to wed Lady Oiwa, an ambitious and calculating ronin named Iemon murders her father, who had opposed the marriage due to Iemon’s treacherous past. As a masterless samurai, Iemon soon grows weary and resentful of his ailing wife Oiwa and their impoverished stature, however when he is presented with an offer to marry a wealthy neighbor's beautiful granddaughter, Oiwa is duped into drinking a poison that horribly cripples her. The revelation of Iemon’s betrayal as well as the painful disfigurement causes Oiwa to kill herself, setting into motion a nightmarish curse carried out by a terrifying, vengeful spirit seeking retribution!
[Synopsis © Geneon/Pioneer] (100 min. Japanese with English subtitles)
Free & Open only to Lehigh students/faculty/staff
* Extra Credit Event for Japanese Language Class!
Presented by Professor Kyoko Taniguchi
kyt213@lehigh.edu·Office: Williams 488
Co-sponsored by MLL/Asian Studies
