Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Poster unavailable
TITLE DETAILS

Ghost Story: Cruel Phantom

1964-05-17 · 40 min · Not rated

Horror

Horror film directed by Satoru Kobayashi. Kin'ya Ogawa served as Kobayashi's assistant on this film.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Satoru Kobayashi
Production companies
Okura Pictures
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jun ŌtomoJun ŌtomoÔsa Gondô
Eiko ŌharaGondô's wife, Kiku
Ryuji WakamiyaColonel Ezaki
Kyōko ŌgimachiKyōko ŌgimachiEzaki's wife, Kotoe
Miyako Ichijō
Akio Shirakawa
Sōzaburō Kikuchi
Yōko Mifune
Kyōji Kokonoe

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

Succubus
★ 8.3
Succubus2024Horror

A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he could have ever imagined.

Play Dead
★ 6.1
Play Dead2022Horror

Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.

Eradication
★ 6.1
Eradication2022Horror

When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.

Shades of Desire
★ 6.5
Shades of Desire2023Horror

After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.

Whisper
★ 6.3
Whisper2007Horror

Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin.

The Last Breath
★ 6.0
The Last Breath2024Horror

A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.

The Shed
★ 6.0
The Shed2019Horror

The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.

Z
★ 6.5
Z2019Horror

A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

Terrifier
★ 6.0
Terrifier2011Horror

After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.

They Reach
★ 6.8
They Reach2020Horror

In 1979, a young girl stumbles upon a possessed tape player. She unknowingly unleashes a demonic entity that haunts her family while slowly dragging the small town of Clarkston to Hell.

The Other
★ 6.3
The Other2025Horror

Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.

The Fall of the House of Usher
★ 6.8
The Fall of the House of Usher1928Horror

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her nameless traveller fiancé arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Bloodline Killer
★ 6.0
Bloodline Killer2024Horror

Moira Cole endeavors to rebuild her shattered life after her family's murder at the hands of her deranged and obsessed cousin.

Never Let Go
★ 6.1
Never Let Go2024Horror

As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.

Vicious
★ 6.0
Vicious2025Horror

When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

Dead of Winter
★ 6.0
Dead of Winter1987Horror

A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.

Dust Bunny
★ 6.7
Dust Bunny2025Horror

Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.

The Wailer
★ 6.7
The Wailer2006Horror

On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.

The Woman in Black
★ 6.9
The Woman in Black1989Horror

A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.

Maniac
★ 6.2
Maniac1963Horror

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

Similar titles

The Temptress and the Monk
★ 8.0
The Temptress and the Monk1957Horror

A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
★ 10.0
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo1959Horror

A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offense!

Ghost of the Pearl Divers
★ 7.4
Ghost of the Pearl Divers1960Horror

Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
★ 6.5
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane1960Horror

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that she can become empowered as an agent of her father's vengeance.

Anchin and Kiyohime
★ 4.8
Anchin and Kiyohime1960Horror

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her in spite of her beauty. One night, while Anchin is recuperating in a hot spring, he is approached by Kiyo. She tells him that she is in love with him.

Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin
★ 5.0
Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin1962Horror

During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.

Travel with Ghost
Not rated
Travel with Ghost1961Horror

Ghost comedy film.

The Old Temple Well
★ 9.0
The Old Temple Well1961Horror

Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.

Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern
★ 8.0
Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern1962Horror

One day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a wealthy merchant named Matasaburo, who had run away from home with a woman he was in love with and had been living here. But this funeral was actually a kyogen (a farce) orchestrated by a gardener named Yunosuke, who had planted it without telling his wife, Okinu, in order to bilk his parents out of their money. Matasaburo believed Yunosuke, who said he would dig him up right away, and was buried in the ground. ......

Ghost from the Continent
★ 9.0
Ghost from the Continent1963Horror

Horror film directed by Satoru Kobayashi. Kin'ya Ogawa served as Kobayashi's assistant on this film.

Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
★ 9.0
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp1963Horror

Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
★ 6.5
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima1949Horror

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend surrounding it; it's believed that for every game played on the board, one death is required.

Ghost of Saga Mansion
★ 7.7
Ghost of Saga Mansion1953Horror

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
★ 8.0
Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace1953Horror

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
★ 9.0
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki1954Horror

The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking in the castle.

A Samurai's Love
★ 8.0
A Samurai's Love1954Horror

A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

Returning Spirit
★ 7.0
Returning Spirit1955Horror

A tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and the shamed Otsuyu commits suicide with her maid. Their ghosts subsequently appear to Shinzaburo. He obtains a door-protecting charm and a statue of the goddess Kannon from a priest to keep the spirits from his home. A conniving servant removes the protective devices so that Otsuyu can reach her lover and cart him away to the land of the dead.

Poster unavailable
★ 0.0
Appeal on the Cross1956Horror

Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.

The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations
★ 8.0
The Monster Cat of the Fifty-Three Stations1956Horror

A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fiancé seeks revenge, he finds Namiji's cat helping him, along the Fifty-Three stations of the Tokaido Road. Co-starring Shintarô Katsu and Takako Irie.

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp
★ 7.0
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp1957Horror

A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.