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Kwaidan

Kwaidan

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 6, 1965

Runtime

3h 3m

Genres

Horror, Fantasy, Drama

User Score

77%

Original Title

怪談

Production Companies

Ninjin Club

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Description

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.