The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
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Arriving several decades before the rise of J-horror, Japanese filmmaker Noriaki Yuasa (GAMERA) delivers what was ostensibly a children’s film about a young woman arriving at her estranged family’s estate, only to discover sinister secrets lurking within – he then decided his goal was to traumatize his child audience forever. Mirroring many trends popular in European horror at the time, and anticipating the work of Brian De Palma in spots, this 1968 chiller remains a standout of Japan’s steadfast commitment to crafting superb tales of cinematic horror. Restoration courtesy Arrow Films and the American Genre Film Archive
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Cast
Yachie Matsui
Sayuri Nanjo
Mayumi Takahashi
Tamami Nanjo
Sei Hiraizumi
Tatsuya Hayashi
Yūko Hamada
Yuko Nanjo
Yoshirō Kitahara
Goro Nanjo
Kuniko Miyake
Sister Yamakawa
Sachiko Meguro
Shige Kito
Mariko Fukuhara
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Sourced from Alamo Drafthouse · Updated May 26, 2026