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Kwaidan (1965) [PG-13]

Release Date:
January 6, 1965

Original Title:
怪談

Alternate Titles:
As 4 Faces do Medo
Ghost Stories
Gjenferd
Kaidan
Kwaidan - Storie di fantasmi
Kwaidan, czyli Niesamowite Historie
Kwaidan: Historias Sobrenaturales
O Abismo da Morte
Priče o Duhovima
Weird Tales
Квайдан: Повествование о Загадочном и Ужасном
Квайдан: Повествование о загадочном и ужасном
Призрачни Истории
奇谈

Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Production Companies:
Ninjin Club

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  FI: K-16  FR: TP  GB: 15  NL: 12  PT: M/16  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 183

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

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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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Production

Art Direction:
Shigemasa Toda

Assistant Art Director:
Naotake Satsumoto

Assistant Camera:
Toshiyuki Isobe

Assistant Editor:
Junichirô Ôsaka

Cinematography:
Yoshio Miyajima

Colorist:
Shigeyuki Sekine

Continuity:
Eiko Yoshida

Costume Consultant:
Yoshio Ueno

Costume Design:
Masahiro Katō

Director:
Masaki Kobayashi

Editor:
Hisashi Sagara

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Michiyoshi Takashima

First Assistant Director:
Gô Yoshida

Gaffer:
Akira Aomatsu

Hairstylist:
Ayako Sakurai

Makeup Artist:
Shigeru Takagi

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Tatsuo Hotta

Musician:
Kinji Tsuruda

Novel:
Lafcadio Hearn

Original Music Composer:
Toru Takemitsu

Producer:
Shigeru Wakatsuki

Production Supervisor:
Kazuo Kuwahara
Yôichi Ukita

Researcher:
Tadanosuke Sumida

Screenplay:
Yoko Mizuki

Second Assistant Camera:
Shôjirô Kamohara

Set Decoration:
Dai Arakawa

Set Designer:
Kiyoharu Matsuno

Sound:
Hideo Nishizaki

Sound Designer:
Kuniharu Akiyama
Shigenosuke Okuyama
Akira Suzuki
Toru Takemitsu

Sound Recordist:
Masaharu Shioda
Kazutoshi Yagihashi

Still Photographer:
Yasuhiro Yoshioka

Title Designer:
Kiyoshi Awazu

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