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Kwaidan (1965)

Kwaidan

Subtitles for: Kwaidan (1965)

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

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.

Rate★ 7.7/10 (463 votes)
GenreHorrorFantasyDrama
Duration3h 3m
CountryJapan
Release06 Jan 1965
LanguageJA
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
Keywordssamuraibased on novel or bookstory tellersnowstormteapromisesnowblindspiritvengeful ghostghost storyghostsea battlejapanese folklorenaval battlehorror anthologyghost in the woods
IMDbtt0058279 ↗
TypeMovie Released

Cast

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Michiyo AratamaFirst Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
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Rentaro MikuniHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
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Misako WatanabeSecond Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
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Kenjirō IshiyamaFather (segment "The Black Hair")
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Ranko AkagiMother (segment "The Black Hair")
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Fumie Kitahara(segment "The Black Hair")
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Kappei Matsumoto(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
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Yoshiko Ieda(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
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Otome Tsukimiya(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
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Kenzō Tanaka(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
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