Kwaidan 1965
怪談
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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
R
Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
K
Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Y
Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
K
Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
K
Kiyoshi Nakano
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Writers
- Yōko Mizuki, Lafcadio Hearn
- Producers
- Shigeru Wakatsuki
- Cinematography
- Yoshio Miyajima
- Editing
- Hisashi Sagara
- Composer
- Toru Takemitsu
- Costume Design
- Masahiro Katō
Details
- Release date
- Jan 6, 1965
- Runtime
- 183 min
- Status
- Released
- Studios
- Ninjin Club, TOHO
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
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