Kwaidan
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Starring Rentarō Mikuni, Misako Watanabe, Yoshiko Ieda, Kenzō Tanaka
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Bored Curious Sad / lowTaking 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.
- Original title
- 怪談
- Original language
- Japanese
- Music
- Toru Takemitsu
- Cinematography
- Yoshio Miyajima
- Cast
- Kenzō Tanaka, Kiyoshi Nakano, Tatsuya Nakadai
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Updated July 22, 2026
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