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Kwaidan

1965-01-06 | Horror / Fantasy
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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.

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Michiyo Aratama First wife (segment "Kurokami")
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Misako Watanabe Second Wife (segment "Kurokami")
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Rentaro Mikuni Husband (segment "Kurokami")
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Kenjirō Ishiyama Father (segment "Kurokami")
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Ranko Akagi Mother (segment "Kurokami")
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Fumie Kitahara (segment "Kurokami") (uncredited)
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Kappei Matsumoto (segment "Kurokami") (uncredited)
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Yoshiko Ieda (segment "Kurokami") (uncredited)

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Original theatrical trailer for Kwaidan (Kaidan) [1964]. Films consists of four separate stories "Black Hair", "Snow Woman (Yuki ...

Original theatrical trailer for Kwaidan (Kaidan) [1964]. Films consists of four separate stories "Black Hair", "Snow Woman (Yuki ...

cveti007
Snow witch Movie.

Snow witch Movie.

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Onibaba 1964.

Onibaba 1964.

Ronald Mooney
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Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk.

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KWAIDAN (DVD Simples) (Kaidan/Japão/1964) A Versátil apresenta “Kwaidan – As Quatro Faces do Medo”, um clássico ...

KWAIDAN (DVD Simples) (Kaidan/Japão/1964) A Versátil apresenta “Kwaidan – As Quatro Faces do Medo”, um clássico ...

versatilhv
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic ...

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic ...

Eurekaentertainment
A true classic of the horror genre!! Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an ...

A true classic of the horror genre!! Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an ...

Fun in a Bakery Shop
Film: The Snow Woman / The Snow Witch / The Ghost Story of the Snow Witch / Ghost Story of the Snow Fairy / Snow Ghost 怪談 ...

Film: The Snow Woman / The Snow Witch / The Ghost Story of the Snow Witch / Ghost Story of the Snow Fairy / Snow Ghost 怪談 ...

matacoz2
This is some music from the soundtrack Kwaidan (Kaidan, Gohst Stories). This movie is magical. Absolutly magical. This is kinda a ...

This is some music from the soundtrack Kwaidan (Kaidan, Gohst Stories). This movie is magical. Absolutly magical. This is kinda a ...

Adam Noyes
filme contém quatro histórias com temáticas sobrenaturais; "Black Hair" - um pobre samurai divorcia-se de seu verdadeiro amor ...

filme contém quatro histórias com temáticas sobrenaturais; "Black Hair" - um pobre samurai divorcia-se de seu verdadeiro amor ...

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Yotsuya Kaidan - Histoire de Fantomes Japonais - (四谷怪談), es la historia del samurai Iemon y Oiwa. Es una historia de traición, ...

Yotsuya Kaidan - Histoire de Fantomes Japonais - (四谷怪談), es la historia del samurai Iemon y Oiwa. Es una historia de traición, ...

Amanda Humiston
Based on a book of collated Japanese folk tales, Kwaidan is a stylistic look at some of Japan's weirder, supernatural stories.

Based on a book of collated Japanese folk tales, Kwaidan is a stylistic look at some of Japan's weirder, supernatural stories.

Films N That
Karma del más allá, kaidan, película completa sub español, parte 1. Título original Kaidan Año 2007 Duración 115 min.

Karma del más allá, kaidan, película completa sub español, parte 1. Título original Kaidan Año 2007 Duración 115 min.

Rila Kkuma
After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki ...

After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki ...

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AFS Art Horror: KWAIDAN For tickets and more information see: https://www.austinfilm.org/arthouse/film-kwaidan Fri, 10 Oct, 2014 ...

AFS Art Horror: KWAIDAN For tickets and more information see: https://www.austinfilm.org/arthouse/film-kwaidan Fri, 10 Oct, 2014 ...

Austin Film Society
Trailer of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.

Trailer of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.

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En videoessä om den atmosfäriska filmen Kwaidan (1964) av Masaki Kobayashi. Varning för höga pretentioner och svåra ord.

En videoessä om den atmosfäriska filmen Kwaidan (1964) av Masaki Kobayashi. Varning för höga pretentioner och svåra ord.

Fredrick Karlsson
The memorable song from Hōichi the Earless in Kwaidan.Composer Takemitsu Tōru makes heavy use of famous biwa player ...

The memorable song from Hōichi the Earless in Kwaidan.Composer Takemitsu Tōru makes heavy use of famous biwa player ...

ILIVEINFILM
Original theatrical trailer for Kwaidan (Kaidan) [1964]. Films consists of four separate stories "Black Hair", "Snow Woman (Yuki ...

Original theatrical trailer for Kwaidan (Kaidan) [1964]. Films consists of four separate stories "Black Hair", "Snow Woman (Yuki ...

cveti007
Snow witch Movie.

Snow witch Movie.

Harrison Rosen
Onibaba 1964.

Onibaba 1964.

Ronald Mooney
BECOME A PATRON TODAY!: https://www.patreon.com/titangoji Check out my Teepublic!

BECOME A PATRON TODAY!: https://www.patreon.com/titangoji Check out my Teepublic!

TitanGoji!
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk.

YouTube Movies
KWAIDAN (DVD Simples) (Kaidan/Japão/1964) A Versátil apresenta “Kwaidan – As Quatro Faces do Medo”, um clássico ...

KWAIDAN (DVD Simples) (Kaidan/Japão/1964) A Versátil apresenta “Kwaidan – As Quatro Faces do Medo”, um clássico ...

versatilhv
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic ...

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic ...

Eurekaentertainment
A true classic of the horror genre!! Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an ...

A true classic of the horror genre!! Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an ...

Fun in a Bakery Shop
Film: The Snow Woman / The Snow Witch / The Ghost Story of the Snow Witch / Ghost Story of the Snow Fairy / Snow Ghost 怪談 ...

Film: The Snow Woman / The Snow Witch / The Ghost Story of the Snow Witch / Ghost Story of the Snow Fairy / Snow Ghost 怪談 ...

matacoz2
This is some music from the soundtrack Kwaidan (Kaidan, Gohst Stories). This movie is magical. Absolutly magical. This is kinda a ...

This is some music from the soundtrack Kwaidan (Kaidan, Gohst Stories). This movie is magical. Absolutly magical. This is kinda a ...

Adam Noyes
filme contém quatro histórias com temáticas sobrenaturais; "Black Hair" - um pobre samurai divorcia-se de seu verdadeiro amor ...

filme contém quatro histórias com temáticas sobrenaturais; "Black Hair" - um pobre samurai divorcia-se de seu verdadeiro amor ...

Submarino
Yotsuya Kaidan - Histoire de Fantomes Japonais - (四谷怪談), es la historia del samurai Iemon y Oiwa. Es una historia de traición, ...

Yotsuya Kaidan - Histoire de Fantomes Japonais - (四谷怪談), es la historia del samurai Iemon y Oiwa. Es una historia de traición, ...

Amanda Humiston
Based on a book of collated Japanese folk tales, Kwaidan is a stylistic look at some of Japan's weirder, supernatural stories.

Based on a book of collated Japanese folk tales, Kwaidan is a stylistic look at some of Japan's weirder, supernatural stories.

Films N That
Karma del más allá, kaidan, película completa sub español, parte 1. Título original Kaidan Año 2007 Duración 115 min.

Karma del más allá, kaidan, película completa sub español, parte 1. Título original Kaidan Año 2007 Duración 115 min.

Rila Kkuma
After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki ...

After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki ...

YouTube Movies
AFS Art Horror: KWAIDAN For tickets and more information see: https://www.austinfilm.org/arthouse/film-kwaidan Fri, 10 Oct, 2014 ...

AFS Art Horror: KWAIDAN For tickets and more information see: https://www.austinfilm.org/arthouse/film-kwaidan Fri, 10 Oct, 2014 ...

Austin Film Society
Trailer of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.

Trailer of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan.

Devildkn
Don't forget to Subscribe!! :) Thanks 4 Watching :D ------------------------------------------------------

Don't forget to Subscribe!! :) Thanks 4 Watching :D ------------------------------------------------------

Horror Movie Midnight
En videoessä om den atmosfäriska filmen Kwaidan (1964) av Masaki Kobayashi. Varning för höga pretentioner och svåra ord.

En videoessä om den atmosfäriska filmen Kwaidan (1964) av Masaki Kobayashi. Varning för höga pretentioner och svåra ord.

Fredrick Karlsson
The memorable song from Hōichi the Earless in Kwaidan.Composer Takemitsu Tōru makes heavy use of famous biwa player ...

The memorable song from Hōichi the Earless in Kwaidan.Composer Takemitsu Tōru makes heavy use of famous biwa player ...

ILIVEINFILM

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The casts of Kwaidan are Michiyo Aratama starring as First wife (segment "Kurokami"), Misako Watanabe starring as Second Wife (segment "Kurokami"), Rentaro Mikuni starring as Husband (segment "Kurokami"), Kenjirō Ishiyama starring as Father (segment "Kurokami"), Ranko Akagi starring as Mother (segment "Kurokami"), Fumie Kitahara starring as (segment "Kurokami") (uncredited).
The runtime of Kwaidan is 183 minutes.
The certification of Kwaidan is PG-13.
The full version of Kwaidan is provided by Apple iTunes , Google Play Movies , Vudu , Amazon Video , YouTube , Criterion Channel , HBO Max
On April 15, 2024, there were 5459 public reaction to Kwaidan including lovecraftian, symmetry plots, impressionistic, like The Twilight Zone, most imaginative.
On April 15, 2024, the IMDB rating of Kwaidan is 7.9/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 91/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 8.0/10.
Watch the official trailer of Kwaidan
The director of Kwaidan is Masaki Kobayashi.
The release date of Kwaidan is January 06, 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..