Kwaidan

Name: Kwaidan
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1965-01-06
Duration: 183 min

3h 3m·Horror, Fantasy, Drama·

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi·1965

Rate

7.7/10 avg

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.

DirectorMasaki KobayashiCinematographyYoshio MiyajimaScreenplayYōko MizukiStudioNinjin Club

Actor	Role
Michiyo AratamaFirst Wife (segment "The Black Hair")	First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Rentaro MikuniHusband (segment "The Black Hair")	Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Misako WatanabeSecond Wife (segment "The Black Hair")	Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Kenjirō IshiyamaFather (segment "The Black Hair")	Father (segment "The Black Hair")
RRanko AkagiMother (segment "The Black Hair")	Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Fumie Kitahara(segment "The Black Hair")	(segment "The Black Hair")
KKappei Matsumoto(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)	(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
YYoshiko Ieda(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)	(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Otome Tsukimiya(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)	(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
KKenzō Tanaka(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)	(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
KKiyoshi Nakano(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)	(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Tatsuya NakadaiMinokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")	Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Keiko KishiYuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")	Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Yūko MochizukiMinokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")	Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Kin SugaiVillage Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")	Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Noriko SengokuVillage Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")	Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Akiko Nomura(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)	(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Torahiko Hamada(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)	(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Jun Hamamura(segment "The Woman of the Snow")	(segment "The Woman of the Snow")
KKatsuo NakamuraHoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Tetsuro TambaWarrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Takashi ShimuraHead Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Yoichi HayashiAttendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Eiko MuramatsuKenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Kunie TanakaYasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Kazuo KitamuraTomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Ichirō Nakatani(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)	(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
MMasanori Tomotake(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)	(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Tokue Hanazawa(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)	(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Shizue NatsukawaTokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)	Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)