Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi

日本名作怪談劇場 怪談 利根の渡 (original title)

Synopsis

In a castle town in Oshu, the tyrannical Hikoemon Nomura keeps his second wife, Otoku, confined indoors. When Hikoemon’s brother Seijirō tries to assault Otoku and is stopped by the servant Jihei, he accuses them of an affair. Enraged, Hikoemon blinds Jihei and kills Otoku. Surviving, Jihei swears revenge and reappears seven years later at the Tone River crossing.