The Legend of Sayo
MovieTitle | 遠野物語 |
User score | 6.3 |
Release date | Dec 17, 1982 |
Genre | Horror |
Director | Tetsutaro Murano |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Tetsu Productions, Azabu Kikaku, Haiyuza Eiga Hoso Company, Iwate Broadcasting |
Run time | 108 min. |
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.