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Kwaidan

Kwaidan

Masaki Kobayashi

1965

  • Horror
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
7.7

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 & crew

  • Masaki KobayashiDirector
  • 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")
  • Fumie Kitahara(segment "The Black Hair")
  • Kappei Matsumoto(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
  • Yoshiko Ieda(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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