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Kwaidan (1965)
Horror, Fantasy, Drama . 03 h 03 m
3/5(1)

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.

Release Date

06 January 1965

Languages

Japanese,

Produced By

Ninjin Club,

Directed by :
Masaki Kobayashi

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Summary

"Kwaidan - In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL"." is japanese Language Movie.

"Kwaidan" was released on 06 January 1965 .

The movie was directed by Masaki Kobayashi

It has cast of: Michiyo Aratama as First Wife (segment 'The Black Hair'), Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (segment 'The Black Hair'), Rentaro Mikuni as Husband (segment 'The Black Hair'), Kenjirō Ishiyama as Father (segment 'The Black Hair'), Ranko Akagi as Mother (segment 'The Black Hair'), Fumie Kitahara as (segment 'The Black Hair'), Kappei Matsumoto as (segment 'The Black Hair') (uncredited), Yoshiko Ieda as (segment 'The Black Hair') (uncredited), Otome Tsukimiya as (segment 'The Black Hair') (uncredited), Kenzō Tanaka as (segment 'The Black Hair') (uncredited), Kiyoshi Nakano as (segment 'The Black Hair') (uncredited), 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'), Tetsuro Tamba 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'), Ichirō Nakatani as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Masanori Tomotake as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Tokue Hanazawa as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Shizue Natsukawa as Tokiko (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Shin Tatsuoka as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Makiko Kitashiro as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Masakazu Kuwayama as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Akira Tani as Huntsman #2 (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Yousuke Kondou as Benkei (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Kiyoshi Yamamoto as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Kinji Omino as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Atsuo Nakamura as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Ginzô Sekiguchi as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Akio Miyabe as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Gen'ya Nagai as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Toru Uchida as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Hikaru Jinno as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Toshio Fukuhara as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Kirô Abe as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Toshiro Yagi as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Yuriko Abe as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Yuri Satô as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Kyōichi Satō as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Nobuo Aikawa as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Taiji Kodama as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Nobuaki Maeda as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Teruhiko Shibata as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Haruo Kaji as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Michio Gina as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Seiji Tabe as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Mitsuko Narita as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Noriko Mikura as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Aiko Nagayama as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Michiko Nakahata as (segment 'Hoichi the Earless') (uncredited), Kan'emon Nakamura as Kannai (segment 'In a Cup of Tea'), Osamu Takizawa as Author / Narrator (segment 'In a Cup of Tea'), Haruko Sugimura as Madame (segment 'In a Cup of Tea'), Noboru Nakaya as Shikibu Heinai (segment 'In a Cup of Tea'), Seiji Miyaguchi as Old Man (segment 'In a Cup of Tea'), Kei Satō as Ghost Samurai (segment 'In a Cup of Tea'), Shigeru Kōyama as (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Jun Tazaki as Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Junkichi Orimoto as (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Akiji Kobayashi as (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Yoshirō Aoki as (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Isao Tamagawa as (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Hideyo Amamoto as (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') (uncredited), Ganjirō Nakamura II as Publisher (segment 'In a Cup of Tea') in lead roles.

Series Cast

Michiyo Aratama
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Popularity:10.354

Misako Watanabe
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Popularity:7.635

Rentaro Mikuni
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Popularity:11.614

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Popularity:11.481

Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Popularity:7.491

Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair")
Popularity:5.775

Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Popularity:4.911

Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Popularity:1.393

Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Popularity:1.391

Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Popularity:1.38

Kiyoshi Nakano
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.445

Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Popularity:27.898

Keiko Kishi
Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Popularity:19.296

Yūko Mochizuki
Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Popularity:4.439

Kin Sugai
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Popularity:6.007

Noriko Sengoku
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Popularity:6.555

Akiko Nomura
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Popularity:4.169

Torahiko Hamada
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Popularity:4.369

Jun Hamamura
(segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Popularity:16.52

Katsuo Nakamura
Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:9.115

Tetsuro Tamba
Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:22.377

Takashi Shimura
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:32.378

Yoichi Hayashi
Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:5.678

Eiko Muramatsu
Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:3.709

Kunie Tanaka
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:14.4

Kazuo Kitamura
Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Popularity:6.373

Ichirō Nakatani
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:10.834

Masanori Tomotake
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.013

Tokue Hanazawa
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:4.745

Shizue Natsukawa
Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:3.952

Shin Tatsuoka
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.048

Makiko Kitashiro
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:2.703

Masakazu Kuwayama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:7.84

Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.654

Akira Tani
Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:3.468

Yousuke Kondou
Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:5.772

Kiyoshi Yamamoto
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:2.738

Kinji Omino
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.844

Atsuo Nakamura
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:7.802

Ginzô Sekiguchi
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:2.73

Akio Miyabe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:1.072

Gen'ya Nagai
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Toru Uchida
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Hikaru Jinno
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Toshio Fukuhara
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Kirô Abe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Toshiro Yagi
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Yuriko Abe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:1.252

Yuri Satô
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Kyōichi Satō
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:2.498

Nobuo Aikawa
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Taiji Kodama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Nobuaki Maeda
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Teruhiko Shibata
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.275

Haruo Kaji
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Michio Gina
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Seiji Tabe
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Mitsuko Narita
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Noriko Mikura
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:0.001

Aiko Nagayama
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:6.325

Michiko Nakahata
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Popularity:1.714

Kan'emon Nakamura
Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:8.662

Osamu Takizawa
Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:5.709

Haruko Sugimura
Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:21.584

Noboru Nakaya
Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:5.3

Seiji Miyaguchi
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:13.653

Kei Satō
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:10.628

Shigeru Kōyama
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:9.604

Jun Tazaki
Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:5.232

Junkichi Orimoto
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:11.154

Akiji Kobayashi
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:10.54

Yoshirō Aoki
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:5.159

Isao Tamagawa
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:9.139

Hideyo Amamoto
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Popularity:8.536

Ganjirō Nakamura II
Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Popularity:5.018

It Crew included: Masaki Kobayashi as Director(Directing), Toru Takemitsu as Original Music Composer(Sound), Hisashi Sagara as Editor(Editing), Yoko Mizuki as Screenplay(Writing), Shigeru Wakatsuki as Producer(Production), Shigemasa Toda as Art Direction(Art), Yoshio Miyajima as Cinematography(Crew), Lafcadio Hearn as Novel(Writing), Gô Yoshida as First Assistant Director(Directing), Michiyoshi Takashima as Executive In Charge Of Production(Production), Kuniharu Akiyama as Sound Designer(Sound), Shigeyuki Sekine as Colorist(Editing), Junichirô Ôsaka as Assistant Editor(Editing), Tadanosuke Sumida as Researcher(Production), Kazutoshi Yagihashi as Sound Recordist(Sound), Masahiro Katō as Costume Design(Costume & Make-Up), Tatsuo Hotta as Martial Arts Choreographer(Crew), Shigenosuke Okuyama as Sound Designer(Sound), Yasuhiro Yoshioka as Still Photographer(Camera), Yoshio Ueno as Costume Consultant(Costume & Make-Up), Kazuo Kuwahara as Production Supervisor(Production), Kiyoharu Matsuno as Set Designer(Art), Kiyoshi Awazu as Title Designer(Art), Ayako Sakurai as Hairstylist(Costume & Make-Up), Eiko Yoshida as Continuity(Directing), Masaharu Shioda as Sound Recordist(Sound), Akira Suzuki as Sound Designer(Sound), Hideo Nishizaki as Sound(Sound), Dai Arakawa as Set Decoration(Art), Naotake Satsumoto as Assistant Art Director(Art), Toru Takemitsu as Sound Designer(Sound), Akira Aomatsu as Gaffer(Lighting), Toshiyuki Isobe as Assistant Camera(Camera), Shigeru Takagi as Makeup Artist(Costume & Make-Up), Yôichi Ukita as Production Supervisor(Production), Shôjirô Kamohara as Second Assistant Camera(Camera), Kinji Tsuruda as Musician(Sound), in lead roles.

Series Crew

Masaki Kobayashi
Director
O:Directing

Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
O:Sound

Hisashi Sagara
Editor
O:Editing

Yoko Mizuki
Screenplay
O:Writing

Shigeru Wakatsuki
Producer
O:Production

Shigemasa Toda
Art Direction
O:Art

Yoshio Miyajima
Cinematography
O:Crew

Lafcadio Hearn
Novel
O:Writing

Gô Yoshida
First Assistant Director
O:Directing

Michiyoshi Takashima
Executive In Charge Of Production
O:Production

Kuniharu Akiyama
Sound Designer
O:Sound

Shigeyuki Sekine
Colorist
O:Editing

Junichirô Ôsaka
Assistant Editor
O:Editing

Tadanosuke Sumida
Researcher
O:Production

Kazutoshi Yagihashi
Sound Recordist
O:Sound

Masahiro Katō
Costume Design
O:Costume & Make-Up

Tatsuo Hotta
Martial Arts Choreographer
O:Crew

Shigenosuke Okuyama
Sound Designer
O:Sound

Yasuhiro Yoshioka
Still Photographer
O:Camera

Yoshio Ueno
Costume Consultant
O:Costume & Make-Up

Kazuo Kuwahara
Production Supervisor
O:Production

Kiyoharu Matsuno
Set Designer
O:Art

Kiyoshi Awazu
Title Designer
O:Art

Ayako Sakurai
Hairstylist
O:Costume & Make-Up

Eiko Yoshida
Continuity
O:Directing

Masaharu Shioda
Sound Recordist
O:Sound

Akira Suzuki
Sound Designer
O:Sound

Hideo Nishizaki
Sound
O:Sound

Dai Arakawa
Set Decoration
O:Art

Naotake Satsumoto
Assistant Art Director
O:Art

Toru Takemitsu
Sound Designer
O:Sound

Akira Aomatsu
Gaffer
O:Lighting

Toshiyuki Isobe
Assistant Camera
O:Camera

Shigeru Takagi
Makeup Artist
O:Costume & Make-Up

Yôichi Ukita
Production Supervisor
O:Production

Shôjirô Kamohara
Second Assistant Camera
O:Camera

Kinji Tsuruda
Musician
O:Sound
Snap Shot
Status: Released
Released on:
06 January 1965

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