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The Snake Girl and
the Silver-Haired Witch
The Japanese poster for The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
Directed by Noriaki Yuasa
Producer Kazumasa Nakano (planner)
Written by
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
Production company Daiei Tokyo Studio
Distributor Daiei
Running time 82 minutes
(1 hour, 22 minutes)
Aspect ratio 2.35:1
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The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (蛇娘と白髪魔,   Hebi Musume to Hakuhatsu Ma) is a 1968 tokusatsu horror film directed by Noriaki Yuasa (including special effects) and written by Kimiyuki Hasegawa. It draws upon ideas from several manga by Kazuo Umezu—namely Scared of Mama (1965), Red Spider (1965-66), Mummy Sensei (1967), Baby Girl (1967), and The Scaly Face (1968)—but assigns science-fictional and psychological explanations to the stories' supernatural happenings. Produced by Daiei Tokyo Studio, the film stars Yachie Matsui, Mayumi Takahashi, Sei Hiraizumi, Yuko Hamada, Yoshiro Kitahara, and Sachiko Meguro. Daiei released it to Japanese theaters on December 14, 1968, on a double bill with Daiei Kyoto's Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare.

Plot

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Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Yachie Matsui   as   Sayuri Nanjo, schoolgirl
  • Mayumi Takahashi   as   Tamami Nanjo, Sayuri's adopted sister / Snake Girl
  • Sei Hiraizumi   as   Tatsuya Hayashi, orphanage worker
  • Yuko Hamada   as   Yuko Nanjo, Sayuri's mother
  • Yoshiro Kitahara   as   Goro Nanjo, Sayuri's father
  • Sachiko Meguro   as   Shige Kito, housekeeper / Silver-Haired Witch
  • Kuniko Miyake   as   Sister Yamagawa, orphanage director
  • Saburo Ishiguro   as   Mr. Sasaki, biology club supervisor
  • Tadashi Date   as   orphanage custodian
  • Michiko Fuji   as   murdered housekeeper
  • Osamu Maruyama   as   hospital doctor
  • Mariko Fukuhara   as   Sayuri's doll in dream
  • Kazuo Umezu   as   taxi driver (uncredited)

Appearances

Monsters

  • Snake Girl (nightmares)
  • Large snake (nightmare)
  • Red Spider
  • Silver-Haired Witch (disguise)

Development

Production

Gallery

Main article: The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch/Gallery.
  • The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch poster 02.jpg

Soundtrack

Main article: The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch/Soundtrack.

Theatrical releases

U.S. release

Video releases

Arrow Video Blu-ray (2021)

  • Region: A/B
  • Discs: 1
  • SRP: $39.95
  • Audio: Japanese (mono)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Special features: Audio commentary by David Kalat, "This Charming Woman" featurette with Zack Davisson, trailer, image gallery

Videos

Japanese trailer

Arrow Video video trailer

Arrow Video streaming trailer

Trivia

  • The murderer in the film's opening scene has scaly, clawed hands; wears a plaid cape; and pets the snake before removing it from its enclosure, all traits consistent with the Snake Girl. The housekeeper's death is later acknowledged by Shige, proving that it really happened. However, as the Snake Girl only exists in Sayuri's nightmares, this suggests that the murder was actually committed by Tamami, and the appearance of her hands is either a costume (akin to the Silver-Haired Witch) or visual metaphor.

References

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  1. ↑ Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.

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