A young bride tragically dies only four years after getting married. Shortly there after, she comes back to haunt a chest of drawers (tansu). The family is confused and worried and call for a priest to help them out. The priest decides to spend the night a find out what what is making this ghost stick around. Listen to find out what secrets she holds.
Source: KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things By Lafcadio Hearn
Music: 三段の調 (three-stage key) by 久本玄智 (Genchi Hisamoto)
Sound FX: ketagawa00.mp3 by morewaves (freesound.org) creative commons
Narrator: Dustin Steichmann
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