Kwaidan
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
19653h 3mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Horror
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.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- ghost
- snow
- snowstorm
- spirit
- story teller
- tea
- samurai
- blind
- sea battle
- vengeful ghost
- naval battle
- ghost story
- japanese folklore
- promise
- horror anthology
- ghost in the woods
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 6, 1965
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO,Bungei,Ninjin Club,Toyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cast
- Michiyo Aratama,Rentaro Mikuni,Misako Watanabe,Kenjirō Ishiyama,Ranko Akagi,Fumie Kitahara,Kappei Matsumoto,Yoshiko Ieda,Otome Tsukimiya,Kenzō Tanakaand 65 more
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Writer
- Yōko Mizuki,Lafcadio Hearn
- Producer
- Shigeru Wakatsuki
- Cinematography
- Yoshio Miyajima
- Music
- Toru Takemitsu
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0058279