Movielogr
Demon King of Yoja Manor (1957)
Directed by Morihei Magatani
Overview
During a packed game at Korakuen Stadium, Eagles’ star Tsubota faints, while singer Kyoko Tsukita collapses on stage at Cabaret Copacana. Goro Hayatori, deputy director of Hayatori Hospital, grows suspicious of Akuri, founder of the new religion “Reihi-kyo,” who had predicted these incidents. Together with his fiancée Mitsuko Nogata and friend Chief Kamimura, he investigates Akuri. It’s revealed that Akuri conspired with Dr. Sakurada, a psychiatrist, using a brainwave-disrupting ray to cause Tsubota and Tsukita’s collapse. Disguised as “Busujima,” Sakurada operates from a nearby villa. Meanwhile, Dr. Stanley from Monotor Republic plans to assassinate conglomerate Maurice and enlists Sakurada to create a half-animal man. Soon after, Akuri predicts Tsubota’s death as Sakurada aims to showcase the creature’s power for profit.
Length 74 minutes
Actors
Jûzaburô Akechi | Jack Altenbay | Ureo Egawa | Chisako Hara | Ed Keane | Sôzaburô Kikuchi | Kyôji Kokonoe | Shinsuke Mikimoto | Fujio Murakami | Misao Nakahara | Akemi Nishi | Shojiro Ogasawara | Masaru Okada | Reiko Seto | Yoshihisa Suzuki | Ken Uehara | Katsuko Wakasugi | Miyako Yamaguchi | Shinobu Yuki | Reiko Ôhara