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Kwaidan is a 1964 Japanese horror and fantasy film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The screenplay was written by Yōko Mizuki, and the music was composed by Tōru Takemitsu. The cast includes Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Kei Satō, and Rentarō Mikuni. The production company was Toho, which also distributed the film. The narrative is set in Kyoto, Japan, and consists of four parts.
The work is based on Lafcadio Hearn’s *Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things* and quotes *The Tale of the Heike*. Its main subjects include the supernatural, spirits, and Japanese folklore. Keywords associated with the film include samurai, story teller, snowstorm, and tea. The runtime is 183 minutes. It was released in Japan on December 29, 1964, and January 6, 1965. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
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7.7Taking 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
- Michiyo Aratama as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- Rentaro Mikuni as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
- Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (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")
Themes
- samurai
- based on novel or book
- story teller
- snowstorm
- tea
- promise
- snow
- blind
- spirit
- vengeful ghost
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Main subject
- Japanese folklore
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Screenwriter
- Yōko Mizuki
- Cast member
- Kin Sugai
- Composer
- Tōru Takemitsu
- Production company
- Toho
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Duration
- 183
- FilmAffinity ID
- 522114
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1965-07-15
- title
- 怪談
- distributed by
- Toho
- after a work by
- Lafcadio Hearn
- number of parts of this work
- 4
- quotes work
- The Tale of the Heike
- review score
- 7.8/10
- capital cost
- 320000000
- box office
- 225000000
- form of creative work
- anthology film
- Commons category
- Kwaïdan
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