
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
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.
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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")

Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair")

Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

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

Yūko Mochizuki
Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Kin Sugai
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Noriko Sengoku
Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Akiko Nomura
(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
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