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Kwaidan

怪談

Release: 1965-01-06·Runtime: 183m·★ 7.7
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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.

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Ninjin Club

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Cast

Otome TsukimiyaOtome Tsukimiyaas (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)Kin SugaiKin Sugaias Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Jun HamamuraJun Hamamuraas (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Haruko SugimuraHaruko Sugimuraas Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Kyōichi SatōKyōichi Satōas (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Akiji KobayashiAkiji Kobayashias (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Yoshirō AokiYoshirō Aokias (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadaias Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimuraas Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Kazuo KitamuraKazuo Kitamuraas Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Jun TazakiJun Tazakias Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Junkichi OrimotoJunkichi Orimotoas (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Kunie TanakaKunie Tanakaas Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Noriko SengokuNoriko Sengokuas Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Tetsuro TambaTetsuro Tambaas Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Kan'emon NakamuraKan'emon Nakamuraas Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Yōsuke KondōYōsuke Kondōas Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji Miyaguchias Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Keiko KishiKeiko Kishias Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Akiko NomuraAkiko Nomuraas (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)Aiko NagayamaAiko Nagayamaas (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Atsuo NakamuraAtsuo Nakamuraas (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Noboru NakayaNoboru Nakayaas Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Michiyo AratamaMichiyo Aratamaas First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikunias Husband (segment "The Black Hair")Yoichi HayashiYoichi Hayashias Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Shizue NatsukawaShizue Natsukawaas Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Kei SatōKei Satōas Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Misako WatanabeMisako Watanabeas Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")Tokue HanazawaTokue Hanazawaas (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Osamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawaas Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Torahiko HamadaTorahiko Hamadaas (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)Isao TamagawaIsao Tamagawaas (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Kenjirō IshiyamaKenjirō Ishiyamaas Father (segment "The Black Hair")Eiko MuramatsuEiko Muramatsuas Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")Shigeru KōyamaShigeru Kōyamaas (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Yūko MochizukiYūko Mochizukias Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")Kiyoshi YamamotoKiyoshi Yamamotoas (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Hideyo AmamotoHideyo Amamotoas (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)Ganjirō Nakamura IIGanjirō Nakamura IIas Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatanias (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)Fumie KitaharaFumie Kitaharaas (segment "The Black Hair")