i do not think anyone sit down to view this film would be expect anything remotely appear like a classic ghost story but you have to ask yourself when it over if you be ever scar . this doesn not really work on that level but the cast do try hard and the film doesn not tack on one of those happy ending . story be about an american couple who travel to kyoto and japan so that ted fletcher ( edward albert ) can write a book and he bring along his wife laura ( susan george ) and their daughter amy ( amy barrett ) . their friend alex curtis ( doug mcclure ) who work at the american consulate help them find a house to live in and he find one that be haunt . about 140 year earlier in the same house a samurai find his wife cheat on him and he kill both of them and then commits suicide . their ghost still inhabit the house and when the fletcher arrive it doesn not take long before strange thing start happen . spoiler alertat time the ghost inhabit the body of the fletcher and they start to act like the japanese people that they be before and laura start to flirt with alex which lead to an affair . meanwhile and ted start behave more strict and after he pour soup down the throat of amy he go to ask a monk for help . unfortunately the ghost get ted and laura and and alex to play out their death scene like it happen 140 year earlier . this film be direct by kevin connor who be know a a good television director but he have make horror and science fiction film before and have work with mcclure on some of them . while this never come close to be scary or develop atmosphere it do have two thing in it that i like . first and it doesn not have one of those sappy ending where the couple embrace after defeat the demon . instead and it end in a very bloody fight where everyone succumb to the evil of the ghost . secondly and it have susan george in the cast . i have always be a fan of hers even though she have appear in mostly schlock but her performance be always top notch . also she usually appear nude which she do here in two separate scene and while she doesn not have classic feature she do have a unique tomboy like look about her and it one of the reason why she be so popular . but after appear in silly film such a this i think it lead to her get out of the business or work only sporadically . this isn not a bad film but it never convince and watch the ghost scurry around when the monk give an exorcism be practically worthy of a giggle or two . the bottom line be that this be silly and i hope george decides to resume her career .