Kwaidan [怪談]

Directed By: Masaki Kobayashi

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 & Crew

Cast

Michiyo Aratama

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni

Husband (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)

Keiko Kishi

Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Crew

Masaki Kobayashi

Director

Yoko Mizuki

Screenplay

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Hisashi Sagara

Editor

Masahiro Katô

Costume Design

Shigeru Wakatsuki

Producer

Lafcadio Hearn

Novel

Junichirô Ôsaka

Assistant Editor

Shigeyuki Sekine

Colorist

Kuniharu Akiyama

Sound Designer

Shigenosuke Okuyama

Sound Designer

Akira Suzuki

Sound Designer