The Legend of Sayo

Name: The Legend of Sayo
Genre: Horror, Fantasy
Released: 1982-12-17
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Yoko Hara, Daisuke Ryū, Kyōko Enami, Shiho Fujimura, Yūsuke Takita

遠野物語 (1982)

1:48 (108 min)

Horror, Fantasy

Japan

7.4/10
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Actors and characters

Production

Tetsu Productions, Azabu Kikaku, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company

Release date

17 December 1982

Director

Tetsutaro Murano

Scenario

Kunio Yanagida

Author

Producer

Masayuki Satō

All team (8)

Actors

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

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

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.