Kwaidan
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
1965-01-06 | 183 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Michiyo AratamaFirst Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
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Rentaro MikuniHusband (segment "The Black Hair")
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Misako WatanabeSecond Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
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Kenjirō IshiyamaFather (segment "The Black Hair")
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Fumie Kitahara(segment "The Black Hair")
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Otome Tsukimiya(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
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Tatsuya NakadaiMinokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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Keiko KishiYuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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Yūko MochizukiMinokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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Kin SugaiVillage Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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Noriko SengokuVillage Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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Akiko Nomura(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
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Torahiko Hamada(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
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Jun Hamamura(segment "The Woman of the Snow")
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Katsuo NakamuraHoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
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The Navigator
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Infection
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Kuroneko
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Tokyo Drifter
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The Hidden Fortress
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The Beyond
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The Face of Another
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