Kwaidan
Horror | Fantasy
Release Date
January 6, 1965
Duration
183 min
Status
Released
Language
ja
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.
Casts
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
新珠三千代
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
三国連太郎
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
渡辺美佐子
Father (segment "The Black Hair")
石山健二郎
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
赤木蘭子
(segment "The Black Hair")
北原文枝
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
松本克平
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
月宮乙女
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Nakano
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
仲代達矢
Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
岸恵子
Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
望月優子
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
菅井きん
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
千石規子
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
野村昭子
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
浜田寅彦
(segment "The Woman of the Snow")
浜村純
Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
中村嘉葎雄
Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
丹波哲郎
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
志村喬
Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
林与一
Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
村松英子
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
田中邦衛
Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
北村和夫
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
中谷一郎
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Masanori Tomotake
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
花沢徳衛
Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
夏川静江
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
龍岡晋
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
北城真記子
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
桑山正一
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
鶴丸睦彦
Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
谷晃
Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
近藤洋介
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
山本清史
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
小美野欣士
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
中村敦夫
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Ginzô Sekiguchi
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
宮部昭夫
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Gen'ya Nagai
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Toru Uchida
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Hikaru Jinno
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Toshio Fukuhara
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Kirô Abe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Toshiro Yagi
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
阿部百合子
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Yuri Satô
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
佐藤京一
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Nobuo Aikawa
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Taiji Kodama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Nobuaki Maeda
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
柴田侊彦
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Haruo Kaji
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Michio Gina
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Seiji Tabe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Mitsuko Narita
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Noriko Mikura
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
長山藍子
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Michiko Nakahata
Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
三代目 中村翫右衛門
Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
滝沢修
Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
杉村春子
Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
仲谷昇
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
宮口精二
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
佐藤慶
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
神山繁
Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
田崎潤
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
織本順吉
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
小林昭二
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
青木義朗
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
玉川伊佐男
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
天本英世
Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
二代目 中村鴈治郎
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