---
title: 'Kagero-za (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Seijun Suzuki'
released: '1981-08-21'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kagero-za-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082596/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kagero-za (1981)

1981 · 139 min · Romance, Thriller · Japan

Original title: 陽炎座

## Synopsis

Kagerō-za  is a 1981 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on a novel by Kyōka Izumi. It forms the middle section of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by Zigeunerweisen (1980) and followed by Yumeji (1991), surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by style, themes and the Taishō period (1912–1926) setting. All were produced by Genjirō Arato.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Seijun Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/seijun-suzuki)
- **Screenplay:** [Kyōka Izumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyoka-izumi), [Yōzō Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/yozo-tanaka)
- **Producer:** [Genjirō Arato](https://cinepixo.com/people/genjiro-arato)
- **Editor:** [Akira Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-suzuki-2)

## Cast

- [Isao Tamagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-tamagawa)
- [Yoshio Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-harada)
- [Akaji Maro](https://cinepixo.com/people/akaji-maro)
- [Michiyo Ōkusu](https://cinepixo.com/people/michiyo-okusu)
- [Ryūtarō Ōtomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryutaro-otomo)
- [Katsuo Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsuo-nakamura)
- [Yusaku Matsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yusaku-matsuda)
- [Mariko Kaga](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariko-kaga)

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