Kwaidan
Original Title: 怪談
Tagline: In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL".
Release Date: 1965-01-06
Duration: 183 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- Kunie TanakaYasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Rentaro MikuniHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Kazuo KitamuraTomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Tatsuya NakadaiMinokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Junkichi Orimoto(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Jun TazakiKannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
- Seiji MiyaguchiOld Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- Osamu TakizawaAuthor / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- Kin SugaiVillage Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Katsuo NakamuraHoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
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