Kwaidan

Kwaidan (1965)

In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL".

  • Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1965-01-06
  • User Rating: 7.7/10 from 389 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 3min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Ninjin Club
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Masaki Kobayashi
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From 389 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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")

  • Keiko Kishi

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

  • Yūko Mochizuki

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

  • Kin Sugai

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

  • Noriko Sengoku

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

  • Akiko Nomura

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

  • Torahiko Hamada

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

  • Jun Hamamura

    as (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Katsuo Nakamura

    as Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Tetsuro Tamba

    as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Takashi Shimura

    as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Yoichi Hayashi

    as Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Eiko Muramatsu

    as Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Kunie Tanaka

    as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Kazuo Kitamura

    as Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Ichirō Nakatani

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

  • Masanori Tomotake

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

  • Tokue Hanazawa

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

  • Shizue Natsukawa

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

  • Shin Tatsuoka

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

  • Makiko Kitashiro

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

  • Masakazu Kuwayama

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

  • Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru

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

  • Akira Tani

    as Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Yousuke Kondou

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

  • Kiyoshi Yamamoto

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

  • Kinji Omino

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

  • Atsuo Nakamura

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

  • Ginzô Sekiguchi

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

  • Akio Miyabe

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

  • Gen'ya Nagai

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

  • Toru Uchida

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

  • Hikaru Jinno

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

  • Toshio Fukuhara

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

  • Kirô Abe

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

  • Toshiro Yagi

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

  • Yuriko Abe

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

  • Yuri Satô

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

  • Kyōichi Satō

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

  • Nobuo Aikawa

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

  • Taiji Kodama

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

  • Nobuaki Maeda

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

  • Teruhiko Shibata

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

  • Haruo Kaji

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

  • Michio Gina

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

  • Seiji Tabe

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

  • Mitsuko Narita

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

  • Noriko Mikura

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

  • Aiko Nagayama

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

  • Michiko Nakahata

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

  • Kan'emon Nakamura

    as Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Osamu Takizawa

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

  • Haruko Sugimura

    as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Noboru Nakaya

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

  • Seiji Miyaguchi

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

  • Kei Satō

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

  • Shigeru Kōyama

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

  • Jun Tazaki

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

  • Junkichi Orimoto

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

  • Akiji Kobayashi

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

  • Yoshirō Aoki

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

  • Isao Tamagawa

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

  • Hideyo Amamoto

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

  • Ganjirō Nakamura II

    as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Directing Masaki Kobayashi Director
Writing Yoko Mizuki Screenplay
Writing Lafcadio Hearn Novel
Production Shigeru Wakatsuki Producer
Sound Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer
Crew Yoshio Miyajima Cinematography
Editing Hisashi Sagara Editor
Art Shigemasa Toda Art Direction
Art Dai Arakawa Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Masahiro Katō Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Ayako Sakurai Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Shigeru Takagi Makeup Artist
Production Kazuo Kuwahara Production Supervisor
Production Michiyoshi Takashima Executive In Charge Of Production
Production Yôichi Ukita Production Supervisor
Directing Gô Yoshida First Assistant Director
Art Kiyoharu Matsuno Set Designer
Art Naotake Satsumoto Assistant Art Director
Sound Kuniharu Akiyama Sound Designer
Sound Hideo Nishizaki Sound
Sound Shigenosuke Okuyama Sound Designer
Sound Masaharu Shioda Sound Recordist
Sound Akira Suzuki Sound Designer
Sound Toru Takemitsu Sound Designer
Sound Kazutoshi Yagihashi Sound Recordist
Crew Tatsuo Hotta Martial Arts Choreographer
Lighting Akira Aomatsu Gaffer
Camera Toshiyuki Isobe Assistant Camera
Camera Shôjirô Kamohara Second Assistant Camera
Camera Yasuhiro Yoshioka Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Yoshio Ueno Costume Consultant
Editing Shigeyuki Sekine Colorist
Editing Junichirô Ôsaka Assistant Editor
Sound Kinji Tsuruda Musician
Directing Eiko Yoshida Continuity
Art Kiyoshi Awazu Title Designer
Production Tadanosuke Sumida Researcher

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