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Kwaidan

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

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Kwaidan — Plot

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.

Release date
January 6, 1965
Runtime
183 min
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Masaki Kobayashi

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Kwaidan — Cast

Michiyo Aratama photo

Michiyo Aratama First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni photo

Rentaro Mikuni Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe photo

Misako Watanabe Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō Ishiyama photo

Kenjirō Ishiyama Father (segment "The Black Hair") Ranko Akagi Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

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Fumie Kitahara (segment "The Black Hair") Kappei Matsumoto (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) Yoshiko Ieda (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")Michiyo Aratama
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Husband (segment "The Black Hair")Rentaro Mikuni
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Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")Misako Watanabe
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Father (segment "The Black Hair")Kenjirō Ishiyama
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Mother (segment "The Black Hair")Ranko Akagi
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(segment "The Black Hair")Fumie Kitahara
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(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Kappei Matsumoto
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(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Yoshiko Ieda
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(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Otome Tsukimiya
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(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Kenzō Tanaka
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(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Kiyoshi Nakano
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Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Tatsuya Nakadai
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Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Keiko Kishi
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Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Yūko Mochizuki
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Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Kin Sugai
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Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Noriko Sengoku
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(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)Akiko Nomura
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(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)Torahiko Hamada
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(segment "The Woman of the Snow")Jun Hamamura
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Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Katsuo Nakamura
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Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Tetsuro Tamba
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Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Takashi Shimura
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Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Yoichi Hayashi
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Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Eiko Muramatsu
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