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Cast
Kenichi Hagiwara
as Tatsuya Terada
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Tatsuya Terada (Young)
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Kosuke Kindaichi
Mayumi Ogawa
as Miyako Mori
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Hisashi Tajimi
Yōko Yamamoto
as Haruyo Tajimi
Etsuko Ichihara
as Tajimi Kotake
Ninako Yamaguchi
as Tajimi Koume
Ryoko Nakano
as Tsuruko Igawa
Yoshi Katō
as Igawa Ushimatsu
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1977
Runtime2h 31m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresThriller, Horror, Mystery
Votes10
DirectorYoshitarō Nomura
WritersShinobu Hashimoto
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsVillage of Eight Gravestones
About Village of Eight Gravestones
The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors. Adaptation of novel by Seishi Yokomizo
Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, Village of Eight Gravestones leans on a strong ensemble — Kenichi Hagiwara, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Atsumi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1977.
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