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