The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (Japanese: 妖絃怪猫伝, Hepburn: Kaibyō nazo no shamisen), or Ghost Cat's Mysterious Shamisen, is a 1938 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara. Produced by Shinkō Kinema, it stars Sumiko Suzuki, an actress known for her roles in "ghost cat" films (kaibyō eiga or bake neko mono).

Premise

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.