Girl Diver of Spook Mansion

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***Girl Diver of Spook Mansion***  (海女の化物屋敷,   *Ama no bakemono yashiki*?, Lit. Girl Diver of Spooky House) also known as ***Sea Woman's Mansion*** is a 1959 Japanese drama film produced by Shintoho. It was released to Japanese theaters on July 4, 1959. The film stars Yōko Mihara, Masayo Banri, Yoichi Numata and Kyôji Kokonoe.

## Plot

Kyoko went to the ama village on the Aoiso coast. My best friend Yumi Aoyama was about to be cursed by a ghost, so she asked me to help her. The Aoyama family was the wealthiest person in Aoiso. After his father committed suicide, his mother's mad death, his sister's runaway, his brother's distress, and his brother's wife's suspicious death continued. Yumi lived in a rough mansion with an old woman. One night, he was attacked by the ghost of his brother-in-law, Waka, and has been annoyed ever since. So I asked for the help of Kyoko, who became a policewoman. I wanted her to find her missing sister. Kyoko investigated her girlfriend, Detective Nonomiya. --Kayo is an ama who works at the Aoyama family's fishing grounds. She went into a closed fishing area and had a brawl with the emerging boss Itami's ama Hide. Dr. Mizuki, a professor at the University of Marine Science and Technology, and his assistant, Hibino, were living in the Aoyama family for a survey of fishing grounds in the nearby seas. Kayo is said to have dived into a closed fishing area to study Mizuki. --There was a murder in the Edo River, and black pearls came out of the victim's stomach. Nonomiya came to Aoiso and confirmed that the pearls were the same as those of the Aoyama family. The victim was a cabaret woman, and Kimura's business card came out of the room. Isn't Kimura the same person as Professor Mizuki? It seems to have something to do with the ghost case. Kyoko learned of the deep relationship between Mizuki and Kayo. Kayo is the younger sister of Waka who died, and seems to have a grudge against the Aoyama family. Two years ago, it turned out that the victim of the Sumida murder that entered the labyrinth was Yumi's older sister who had run away from home. --A long time ago, a treasure was hidden in the graveyard of the Aoyama family, which was buried under the sea by the earthquake, and only Yumi knows where it is. Mizuki was looking for it using Kayo. Yumi's sister was in his hands. Let's scare Yumi and get rid of the mud. It is said that the ghost was his life and was dressed as an old woman. They were also tampered with Itami and others. --- The Mizuki gang, who knew that they had been caught, captured Yumi and Kyoko. I let Yumi go to the bottom of the sea and guide her to the treasure. Mizuki and Itami started to squeeze the black pearls that they had pulled up, and Kyoko struck Hibino with a gun. The bullet hit Kayo. At that time, a guard boat guided by Nonomiya was approaching. --Yumi gave me black pearls to celebrate the marriage of Kyoko and Nonomiya.

## Cast

* Yōko Mihara
* Masayo Banri
* Yoichi Numata
* Kyôji Kokonoe

## Staff

* directed by Morihei Magatani
* Screenplay Akira Sugimoto Nao Akashi
* Draft Kozo Akihara
* Planning Hiroshi Onozawa
* Production Mitsugi Okura
* photograph Yoshigai Okado
* art Takeo Ujuyama
* music: Sadao Nagase
* Recording Ayoji Murayama
* illumination Jiro Sekikawa

## Titles

* Girl Diver of Spook Mansion (Original Japanese release title)
* Haunted Cave (Original title)

## Overview

### Commentary

A ama thriller written by Akira Sugimoto and Nao Akashi from the original draft of Kozo Akihara and directed by Morihei Magatani, a "violent girl". The photo was taken by Yoshigai Okado of "No Police".

## External Links

* Girl Diver of Spook Mansion on Eiga.com
* Girl Diver of Spook Mansion on IMDb