The Legend of Sayo

Sayo has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when she attends a temple festival. On her way back she sees a large cherry tree which is infamous for the legend of dead white horse. When her fiancé returns from war and visits her he comes across a white horse which he takes in. The man also does not see himself engaged anymore as his family has lost its wealth.

Release Date: December 17, 1982

Status: Released

Genres:

Horror

Fantasy

70

Cast

Yoko Hara

Sayo

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Takeo

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Shrine maiden

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Masako (Sayo's mother)

Yūsuke Takita

Yūsuke Takita

Tokutaro (Sayo's father)

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Hatsutaro (Sayo's brother)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Otozo

Satoshi Sadanaga

Kenji

Yūko Katagiri

Yūko Katagiri

Toki

Yuko Oka

Shino

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Yoshio (Takeo's older brother)

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Shizuka (Takeo's mother)