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Kwaidan

Kwaidan

7.7/10 TMDB1965Horror183 minutes

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.

TA
Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
TE
Tetsuro Tamba
Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
TA
Takashi Shimura
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
SE
Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
RE
Rentaro Mikuni
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
JU
Jun Hamamura
(segment "The Woman of the Snow")
SH
Shigeru Kōyama
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
KA
Katsuo Nakamura
Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
KU
Kunie Tanaka
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
KE
Kei Satō
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
JU
Jun Tazaki
Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
KE
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Father (segment "The Black Hair")

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HorrorFantasyDrama
183 minutes
日本語
Japan
January 6, 1965

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