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Kwaidan

Kwaidan (1965)

U/A 13+ 06/01/1965
  • Horror, Fantasy, Drama
  • 3 hr 3 min
77%
  • Status : Released
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."

Overview

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $0
  • Revenue :$0
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."

Overview

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.
Top Billed Cast
Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni

Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama

Father (segment "The Black Hair")

Fumie Kitahara
Fumie Kitahara

(segment "The Black Hair")

Otome Tsukimiya
Otome Tsukimiya

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi

Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki

Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Akiko Nomura
Akiko Nomura

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

(segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura

Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba

Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Yoichi Hayashi
Yoichi Hayashi

Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Eiko Muramatsu
Eiko Muramatsu

Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka

Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura

Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Ichirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Tokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Shizue Natsukawa
Shizue Natsukawa

Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Yōsuke Kondō
Yōsuke Kondō

Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Kiyoshi Yamamoto

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Atsuo Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Kyōichi Satō
Kyōichi Satō

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Aiko Nagayama
Aiko Nagayama

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Kan'emon Nakamura
Kan'emon Nakamura

Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa

Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura

Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Noboru Nakaya
Noboru Nakaya

Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi

Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Kei Satō
Kei Satō

Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki

Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Yoshirō Aoki
Yoshirō Aoki

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Isao Tamagawa
Isao Tamagawa

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto

(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II

Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

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Crew Members
Yōko Mizuki
Yōko Mizuki

Screenplay

Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi

Director

Kiyoshi Awazu
Kiyoshi Awazu

Title Designer

Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu

Sound Designer

Media
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Posters
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