Movie
Kwaidan
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 S...
Overview
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
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.
Cast
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
(segment "The Black Hair")
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
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I'm always a little daunted when I settle down in a cinema seat for a film that is 3 hours long - I fear the last glass of wine may have been one too many - but this simply flew by. It is a compendium of four different Japanese "poems" that deal with just about every emotion in...