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Kwaidan

Kwaidan (1965)

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

Rating

Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Drama

Runtime: 3hr 3min

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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.

🎭 Top Cast

Cast member photo for michiyo-aratama — Michiyo Aratama
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Cast member photo for rentaro-mikuni — Rentaro Mikuni
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Cast member photo for misako-watanabe — Misako Watanabe
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Cast member photo for kenjir-ishiyama — Kenjirō Ishiyama
Father (segment "The Black Hair")

Cast member photo for ranko-akagi — Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

Cast member photo for fumie-kitahara — Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair")

Cast member photo for kappei-matsumoto — Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yoshiko-ieda — Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for otome-tsukimiya — Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kenz-tanaka — Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kiyoshi-nakano — Kiyoshi Nakano
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tatsuya-nakadai — Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Cast member photo for keiko-kishi — Keiko Kishi
Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Cast member photo for yko-mochizuki — Yūko Mochizuki
Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Cast member photo for kin-sugai — Kin Sugai
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Cast member photo for noriko-sengoku — Noriko Sengoku
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Cast member photo for akiko-nomura — Akiko Nomura
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for torahiko-hamada — Torahiko Hamada
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jun-hamamura — Jun Hamamura
(segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Cast member photo for katsuo-nakamura — Katsuo Nakamura
Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for tetsuro-tamba — Tetsuro Tamba
Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for takashi-shimura — Takashi Shimura
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for yoichi-hayashi — Yoichi Hayashi
Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for eiko-muramatsu — Eiko Muramatsu
Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for kunie-tanaka — Kunie Tanaka
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for kazuo-kitamura — Kazuo Kitamura
Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Cast member photo for ichir-nakatani — Ichirō Nakatani
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for masanori-tomotake — Masanori Tomotake
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tokue-hanazawa — Tokue Hanazawa
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for shizue-natsukawa — Shizue Natsukawa
Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for shin-tatsuoka — Shin Tatsuoka
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for makiko-kitashiro — Makiko Kitashiro
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for masakazu-kuwayama — Masakazu Kuwayama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for mutsuhiko-tsurumaru — Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for akira-tani — Akira Tani
Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yousuke-kondou — Yousuke Kondou
Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kiyoshi-yamamoto — Kiyoshi Yamamoto
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kinji-omino — Kinji Omino
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for atsuo-nakamura — Atsuo Nakamura
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ginz-sekiguchi — Ginzô Sekiguchi
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for akio-miyabe — Akio Miyabe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for genya-nagai — Gen'ya Nagai
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for toru-uchida — Toru Uchida
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for hikaru-jinno — Hikaru Jinno
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for toshio-fukuhara — Toshio Fukuhara
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kir-abe — Kirô Abe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for toshiro-yagi — Toshiro Yagi
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yuriko-abe — Yuriko Abe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yuri-sat — Yuri Satô
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kyichi-sat — Kyōichi Satō
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for nobuo-aikawa — Nobuo Aikawa
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for taiji-kodama — Taiji Kodama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for nobuaki-maeda — Nobuaki Maeda
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for teruhiko-shibata — Teruhiko Shibata
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for haruo-kaji — Haruo Kaji
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for michio-gina — Michio Gina
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for seiji-tabe — Seiji Tabe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for mitsuko-narita — Mitsuko Narita
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for noriko-mikura — Noriko Mikura
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for aiko-nagayama — Aiko Nagayama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for michiko-nakahata — Michiko Nakahata
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kanemon-nakamura — Kan'emon Nakamura
Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Cast member photo for osamu-takizawa — Osamu Takizawa
Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Cast member photo for haruko-sugimura — Haruko Sugimura
Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Cast member photo for noboru-nakaya — Noboru Nakaya
Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Cast member photo for seiji-miyaguchi — Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Cast member photo for kei-sat — Kei Satō
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Cast member photo for shigeru-kyama — Shigeru Kōyama
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jun-tazaki — Jun Tazaki
Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for junkichi-orimoto — Junkichi Orimoto
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for akiji-kobayashi — Akiji Kobayashi
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yoshir-aoki — Yoshirō Aoki
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for isao-tamagawa — Isao Tamagawa
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for hideyo-amamoto — Hideyo Amamoto
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ganjir-nakamura-ii — Ganjirō Nakamura II
Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

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