Kasane is an adaptation of the classic japanese horror novel "Ghosts of Kasane Swamp" \[Kaidan kasane-ga-fuchi\] by Sanyutei Encho. A 21 years old man, Shinkichi, is employed as assistant by the beautiful ageless shamisen player Toyoshiga. Despite the considerable age difference, they became lovers. But Toyoshiga is a jealous woman who can't stand the attention paid by her students to Shinkichi, in particular the young and pretty O-Hisa. Her jealousy grew bigger and bigger and began to reflect on her face while the hourse's ghosts made more and more apparitions.

A re-release of The Outsider with additional stories that have never been published elsewhere. Included stories: 1. The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft 2. The House with the Mezzanine by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 3. Twenty-six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky 4. A Barnstormer on Pont-Neuf by Carib Song 5. Kasane Souetsu Goroshi: Episode 1 by Sanyutei Encho 6. Ju-ga by Gou Tanabe 7. Zoku Ju-ga by Gou Tanabe

Based on the rakugo tale created by Sanyuutei Enchou