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 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
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Rentaro Mikuni
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Misako Watanabe
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair")
Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Nakano
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
More Like This
★ 8
Film
The Gold Rush
1925
★ 6.9
Film
Don't Look Now
1973
★ 7.8
Film
Rififi
1955
★ 7.5
Film
Spartacus
1960
Film
Being of Neglected
2018
★ 4.8
Film
Nathael
1993
★ 7.7
Film
The Hustler
1961
★ 6.5
Film
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
★ 7.2
Film
Straw Dogs
1971
★ 7.8
Film
Mulholland Drive
2001
★ 7.7
Film
The Leopard
1963
★ 8
Film
The Hidden Fortress
1958
★ 8.1
Film
The Thing
1982
★ 6.3
Film
Hannibal Rising
2007
★ 7.5
Film
Letters from Iwo Jima
2006
★ 7.5
Film
Bis dass das Geld euch scheidet…
1960