Kwaidan (1965)
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.
Director:
Masaki Kobayashi
Writer:
Yōko Mizuki
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Michiyo Aratama as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair") |
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Rentaro Mikuni as Husband (segment "The Black Hair") |
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Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair") |
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Kenjirō Ishiyama as Father (segment "The Black Hair") |
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Ranko Akagi as Mother (segment "The Black Hair") |
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Fumie Kitahara as (segment "The Black Hair") |
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Kappei Matsumoto as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
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Yoshiko Ieda as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
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Otome Tsukimiya as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
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Kenzō Tanaka as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
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Kiyoshi Nakano as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
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Keiko Kishi as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
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Yūko Mochizuki as Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
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Kin Sugai as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
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Noriko Sengoku as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
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Akiko Nomura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) |
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Torahiko Hamada as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) |
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Jun Hamamura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
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Katsuo Nakamura as Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Takashi Shimura as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Yoichi Hayashi as Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Eiko Muramatsu as Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Kunie Tanaka as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Kazuo Kitamura as Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Ichirō Nakatani as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Masanori Tomotake as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Tokue Hanazawa as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Shizue Natsukawa as Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Shin Tatsuoka as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Makiko Kitashiro as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Masakazu Kuwayama as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Akira Tani as Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Yōsuke Kondō as Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kiyoshi Yamamoto as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kinji Omino as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Atsuo Nakamura as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Ginzô Sekiguchi as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Akio Miyabe as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Genya Nagai as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Toru Uchida as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Hikaru Jinno as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Toshio Fukuhara as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kirô Abe as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Toshiro Yagi as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Yuriko Abe as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Yuri Satô as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kyōichi Satō as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Nobuo Aikawa as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Taiji Kodama as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Nobuaki Maeda as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Teruhiko Shibata as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Haruo Kaji as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Michio Gina as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Seiji Tabe as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Mitsuko Narita as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Noriko Mikura as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Aiko Nagayama as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Michiko Nakahata as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kan'emon Nakamura as Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Osamu Takizawa as Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Haruko Sugimura as Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Noboru Nakaya as Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Kei Satō as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Shigeru Kōyama as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Jun Tazaki as Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Junkichi Orimoto as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Akiji Kobayashi as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Yoshirō Aoki as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Isao Tamagawa as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Hideyo Amamoto as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Ganjirō Nakamura II as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Directing | Masaki Kobayashi | Director |
| Production | Shigeru Wakatsuki | Producer |
| Art | Shigemasa Toda | Art Direction |
| Writing | Yōko Mizuki | Screenplay |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hisashi Sagara | Editor |
| Writing | Lafcadio Hearn | Novel |
| Camera | Toshiyuki Isobe | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeru Takagi | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kazuo Kuwahara | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Michiyoshi Takashima | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Yôichi Ukita | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Kuniharu Akiyama | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki | Sound |
| Sound | Akira Suzuki | Sound Designer |
| Production | Tadanosuke Sumida | Researcher |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ayako Sakurai | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masahiro Katō | Costume Design |
| Art | Naotake Satsumoto | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Kazutoshi Yagihashi | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Yasuhiro Yoshioka | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Eiko Yoshida | Continuity |
| Lighting | Akira Aomatsu | Gaffer |
| Art | Kiyoharu Matsuno | Set Designer |
| Sound | Masaharu Shioda | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Shôjirô Kamohara | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Junichirô Ôsaka | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshio Ueno | Costume Consultant |
| Editing | Shigeyuki Sekine | Colorist |
| Art | Dai Arakawa | Set Decoration |
| Art | Kiyoshi Awazu | Title Designer |
| Directing | Gô Yoshida | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Shigenosuke Okuyama | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Tatsuo Hotta | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Sound | Kinji Tsuruda | Musician |
| Camera | Yoshio Miyajima | Director of Photography |
