Kwaidan (1965)
怪談
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
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.
- Date of release
- 1965-01-06
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (485)
- Runtime
- 3h 3m
- Genres
- Horror, Fantasy, Drama
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
Casting
- Michiyo Aratama — First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Rentaro Mikuni — Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Misako Watanabe — Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Kenjirō Ishiyama — Father (segment "The Black Hair")
- Ranko Akagi — Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
- Fumie Kitahara — (segment "The Black Hair")
- Kappei Matsumoto — (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Yoshiko Ieda — (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Otome Tsukimiya — (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Kenzō Tanaka — (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Kiyoshi Nakano — (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Tatsuya Nakadai — Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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