KaidanBotanDoro(TalesofthePeonyLantern)isbasedonthekabukiversionofoneofthemostfamousghoststoriesinJapan.Shinzaburofleesanunwantedmarriagewithhisbrother’swidowandlivesquietlyasateacherremovedfromhisfamily.OnthenightofthesummerObonfestival,hemeetsabeautifulcourtesannamedOtsuyuandherattendant.WhenHebeginstosuspectthewomenareghostsandaredraininghislifeawayShinzaburobecomesfrightenedandseekshelpfromthetemplepriest.
