Kwaidan
(1965)

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

Released: 1965-01-06

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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")

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Rentaro Mikuni

as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

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Misako Watanabe

as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

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Kenjirō Ishiyama

as Father (segment "The Black Hair")

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Ranko Akagi

as Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

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Fumie Kitahara

as (segment "The Black Hair")

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Kappei Matsumoto

as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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Yoshiko Ieda

as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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Otome Tsukimiya

as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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Kenzō Tanaka

as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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Kiyoshi Nakano

as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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Tatsuya Nakadai

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

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Keiko Kishi

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

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Yūko Mochizuki

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

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Kin Sugai

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

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Noriko Sengoku

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

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Akiko Nomura

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

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Torahiko Hamada

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

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Jun Hamamura

as (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

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Katsuo Nakamura

as Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

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Yoshio Miyajima

Cinematography

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Yoko Mizuki

Screenplay

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Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

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Masahiro Katō

Costume Design

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Akira Suzuki

Sound Designer

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Shigeru Takagi

Makeup Artist

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Shôjirô Kamohara

Second Assistant Camera

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Yôichi Ukita

Production Supervisor

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Masaharu Shioda

Sound Recordist

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Yoshio Ueno

Costume Consultant

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