7.4
“In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."”
Kwaidan (1965)
January 6, 19653h 3mJA
7.7
447 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Masaki KobayashiWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Rent
Buy
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Ninjin ClubTOHO
Movies Like Kwaidan
Recommended for You
6.7
The Deer King
2021
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0I'm always a little daunted when I settle down in a cinema seat for a film that is 3 hours long - I fear the last glass of wine may have been one too many - but this simply flew by. It is a compendium of four different Japanese "poems" that deal with just about every emotion in the human panoply - love, hate, greed, joy, fear, envy, betrayal... You name it! Each story has a central theme that, perhaps not terribly sophisticated to anyone with a fairly well-centred moral compass of their own, delivers a salutatory lesson in what is decent and what is flawed about human nature, even amongst the…
Read full review →