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Kwaidan
1965183mDrama, Fantasy, Horror

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.
Year
1965
Runtime
183m
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
Also known as
怪談Ghost Stories奇谈Квайдан: Повествование о загадочном и ужасномKaidanKwaidan, czyli Niesamowite HistorieKwaidan - Storie di fantasmiAs 4 Faces do MedoKwaidan: Historias SobrenaturalesПризрачни ИсторииPriče o DuhovimaO Abismo da MorteWeird Tales
Crew
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
Cast
- Tetsuro Tamba
- Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Tokue Hanazawa
- (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
- Osamu Takizawa
- Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- Keiko Kishi
- Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
