Kwaidan
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
Film19653h 3mReleased
FantasyDramaHorror
Not rated
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Details
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Language
- Japanese
- Released
- 1965-01-06
- Runtime
- 3h 3m
Community score
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7.2
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Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
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Cast
- Michiyo AratamaFirst Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Rentaro MikuniHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Misako WatanabeSecond Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Kenjirō IshiyamaFather (segment "The Black Hair")
- Ranko AkagiMother (segment "The Black Hair")Ranko Akagi — artwork unavailable
- Fumie Kitahara(segment "The Black Hair")
- Kappei Matsumoto(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Kappei Matsumoto — artwork unavailable
- Yoshiko Ieda(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Yoshiko Ieda — artwork unavailable
- Otome Tsukimiya(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Kenzō Tanaka(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Kenzō Tanaka — artwork unavailable
