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Kwaidan (1965)
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
“In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."”
Horror, Fantasy, Drama · 3h 03m
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.
Cast
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")
R
Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair")
K
Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Y
Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
K
Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
K
Kiyoshi Nakano
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Crew
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Screenplay
- Yōko Mizuki
- Novel
- Lafcadio Hearn
- Director of Photography
- Yoshio Miyajima
- Original Music Composer
- Tōru Takemitsu
- Editor
- Hisashi Sagara
- Producer
- Shigeru Wakatsuki
Details
- Original title
- 怪談
- Release date
- 1965-01-06
- Runtime
- 3h 03m
- Genres
- Horror, Fantasy, Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Ninjin Club, TOHO
- Budget
- $885,000
- Box office
- $625,000