Kwaidan (1964)
Kaidan
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
183 min
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.
- Release date
- December 29, 1964
- Country of origin
- Japan
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Cast
- Michiyo Aratama as First wife (segment: Kurokami)
- Rentarō Mikuni as Husband (segment: Kurokami)
- Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (segment: Kurokami)
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Father (segment: Kurokami)
- Ranko Akagi as Mother (segment: Kurokami)
- Fumie Kitahara as (segment: Kurokami)
- Kappei Matsumoto as (segment: Kurokami)
- Yoshiko Ieda as (segment: Kurokami)
- Otome Tsukimiya as (segment: Kurokami)
- Kenzô Tanaka as (segment: Kurokami)
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Keiko Kishi as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Yūko Mochizuki as Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Kin Sugai as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Noriko Sengoku as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Akiko Nomura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
- Torahiko Hamada as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
- Jun Hamamura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
- Katsuo Nakamura as Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Tetsurō Tanba as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Takashi Shimura as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Yoichi Hayashi as Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Eiko Muramatsu as Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Kunie Tanaka as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Kazuo Kitamura as Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Ichirô Nakatani as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
- Tokue Hanazawa as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
- Shizue Natsukawa as Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Crew
- Masaki Kobayashi · Director
- Yōko Mizuki · Writer
- Lafcadio Hearn · Writer
- Shigeru Wakatsuki · Producer
- Tôru Takemitsu · Composer
- Yoshio Miyajima · Cinematographer
- Hisashi Sagara · Editor