Japan Synopsis
新釈四谷怪談 前篇
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
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The 1948–1950 Japan Window
In the crowded 1948-1950 Japan release window, Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 sits at #10 of 10. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1940s Japan Landscape
1949 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 4 titles released, including Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1. Bars below show how the 1940s stacked up year by year (20 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Japan films in 1949.
The 47th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- jealous husband · 1
- devoted wife · 1
- ill wife · 1
- murdered wife · 1
- ghost story · 9
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,691 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #77 of 391 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | July 5, 1949 |
| IMDb | tt0042059 |