Kwaidan
IMDB:
7.7
Released
1/6/1965
Duration
3h 3m
Genre
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Country
Japan
Cast
Michiyo Aratama, Rentaro Mikuni, Misako Watanabe
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.
Kwaidan
IMDB:
7.7Released
1/6/1965
Genre
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Cast
Michiyo Aratama, Rentaro Mikuni, Misako Watanabe
Duration
3h 3m
Country
Japan
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.
Cast
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Michiyo Aratama
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Rentaro Mikuni
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Misako Watanabe
Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Ranko Akagi
(segment "The Black Hair")
Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Nakano
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
