Kwaidan
Release date: Jan 6, 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.
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First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
(segment "The Black Hair")
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
(segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
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