Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.

Sumiko Suzuki
as Mitsue Bando

Mitsuko Mori
as Onui, younger sister of Okiyo

Kinue Utagawa
as Okiyo

Shinpachirō Asaka
as

Eigorō Onoe
as

Mitsugu Terashima
as

Hiroko Takayama
as Okimi

Tokusaburo Arashi
as

Yaeko Asano
as

Yuriko Asano
as