Kwaidan (1965)
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.
- Released
- 1965-01-06
- Genres
- Horror, Fantasy, Drama
- Runtime
- 183 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Masaki Kobayashi, Yōko Mizuki
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 485 votes
Cast
- Michiyo Aratama as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Rentaro Mikuni as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Father (segment "The Black Hair")
- Ranko Akagi as Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
- Fumie Kitahara as (segment "The Black Hair")
- Kappei Matsumoto as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Yoshiko Ieda as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Otome Tsukimiya as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Kenzō Tanaka as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Kiyoshi Nakano as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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