The Legend of Sayo
1982 · 108 min · Horror, Fantasy
Sayo has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when she attends a temple festival. On her way back she sees a large cherry tree which is infamous for the legend of dead white horse. When her fiancé returns from war and visits her he comes across a white horse which he takes in. The man also does not see himself engaged anymore as his family has lost its wealth.
- Director
- Tetsutaro Murano
- Writers
- Kunio Yanagida, Yukiko Takayama
- Released
- December 17, 1982
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
Yoko Hara
Sayo
Daisuke Ryū
Takeo
Kyōko Enami
Shrine maiden
Shiho Fujimura
Masako (Sayo's mother)
Yūsuke Takita
Tokutaro (Sayo's father)
Koji Yakusho
Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Otozo
Satoshi Sadanaga
Kenji
Yūko Katagiri
Toki
Yuko Oka
Shino
Toru Minegishi
Yoshio (Takeo's older brother)
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Shizuka (Takeo's mother)
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