Title: Kwaidan (怪談)
Release Date: 1965-01-06
IMDB ID: tt0058279
Vote Average: 7.729 (442 votes)
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: Michiyo Aratama (First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")), Rentaro Mikuni (Husband (segment "The Black Hair")), Misako Watanabe (Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")), Kenjirō Ishiyama (Father (segment "The Black Hair")), Ranko Akagi (Mother (segment "The Black Hair")), Fumie Kitahara ((segment "The Black Hair")),
Crew: Masaki Kobayashi (Director), Shigeru Wakatsuki (Producer), Shigemasa Toda (Art Direction), Yōko Mizuki (Screenplay), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer), Hisashi Sagara (Editor),
Release Date: 1965-01-06
IMDB ID: tt0058279
Vote Average: 7.729 (442 votes)
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: Michiyo Aratama (First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")), Rentaro Mikuni (Husband (segment "The Black Hair")), Misako Watanabe (Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")), Kenjirō Ishiyama (Father (segment "The Black Hair")), Ranko Akagi (Mother (segment "The Black Hair")), Fumie Kitahara ((segment "The Black Hair")),
Crew: Masaki Kobayashi (Director), Shigeru Wakatsuki (Producer), Shigemasa Toda (Art Direction), Yōko Mizuki (Screenplay), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer), Hisashi Sagara (Editor),