Film

Ghost Pub

1994 · 1h 50m · Drama · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

6.9

One night, as pub owner Sotaro is caring for his sick wife, Shizuko, she asks him to promise that if she dies, he will never remarry. Thinking she is just being dramatic, he promises and tells her to go to sleep. When he wakes the next morning, however, Shizuko is dead. Sotaro keeps his promise, until one day he meets Satoko. The two quickly fall in love, and agree to get married. Their first night together, however, is interrupted by Shizuko, who is angry over her husband's broken promise. Sotaro and Satoko must find some way of appeasing the spirit before she drives them from their home.

Kenichi Hagiwara

Sotaro

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Satoko

Shigeru Muroi

Shizuko

Yuji Miyake

Tatsuo

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Koichi

Nobuo Yana

Fishmonger

Isao Hashizume

Sakumon

Kotono Shibuya

Rie

Etsushi Toyokawa

Sugimoto Nobuya

Isao Bitō

Toyozo

Kazue Tsunogae

Chizuru

Miko Yoki

Kasumi

Takeru Higa

Yoku

Moeko Ezawa

Satoko's Mother

Makoto Ôtake

Antique Shop Owner

Kaei Okina

Rizento's Man

• Takayoshi WatanabeDirector
• Yōzō TanakaScreenplay
• Masayo YamamotoNovel
• Hirohisa MukujuProducer
• Junichi FujisawaDirector of Photography
• Shigeru UmebayashiOriginal Music Composer
• Akira SuzukiEditor

Release date

October 29, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Romance