Kwaidan

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Michiyo Aratama

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Age : 71 | Popularity : 8%

Misako Watanabe

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Age : 91 | Popularity : 10%

Rentaro Mikuni

Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Age : 90 | Popularity : 6%

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Father (segment "The Black Hair")

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Ranko Akagi

Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fumie Kitahara

(segment "The Black Hair")

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Kappei Matsumoto

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Age : 90 | Popularity : 3%

Yoshiko Ieda

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Toru Takemitsu
	Sound Designer	Toru Takemitsu Shigenosuke Okuyama Kuniharu Akiyama Akira Suzuki
	Sound	Hideo Nishizaki
	Sound Recordist	Masaharu Shioda Kazutoshi Yagihashi
	Musician	Kinji Tsuruda
Directing	Director	Masaki Kobayashi
	First Assistant Director	Gô Yoshida
	Continuity	Eiko Yoshida
Writing	Screenplay	Yoko Mizuki
	Novel	Lafcadio Hearn
Art	Title Designer	Kiyoshi Awazu
	Art Direction	Shigemasa Toda
	Set Decoration	Dai Arakawa
	Set Designer	Kiyoharu Matsuno
	Assistant Art Director	Naotake Satsumoto
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Masahiro Katô
	Costume Consultant	Yoshio Ueno
	Hairstylist	Ayako Sakurai
	Makeup Artist	Shigeru Takagi
Production	Producer	Shigeru Wakatsuki
	Production Supervisor	Kazuo Kuwahara Yôichi Ukita
	Executive In Charge Of Production	Michiyoshi Takashima
	Researcher	Tadanosuke Sumida
Crew	Cinematography	Yoshio Miyajima
	Martial Arts Choreographer	Tatsuo Hotta
Editing	Editor	Hisashi Sagara
	Colorist	Shigeyuki Sekine
	Assistant Editor	Junichirô Ôsaka
Camera	Still Photographer	Yasuhiro Yoshioka
	Assistant Camera	Toshiyuki Isobe
	Second Assistant Camera	Shôjirô Kamohara
Lighting	Gaffer	Akira Aomatsu
Department	Role	Name

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