Movie
Kwaidan
Released: January 6, 1965 (1965)
Runtime: 183 minutes
Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Age at release: 61
- Kappei Matsumoto as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- Ranko Akagi as Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Age at release: 50
- Otome Tsukimiya as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Fumie Kitahara as (segment "The Black Hair")
Age at release: 44
- Rentaro Mikuni as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Age at release: 41
- Michiyo Aratama as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Age at release: 34
- Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Age at release: 32
- Yoshiko Ieda as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Kenzō Tanaka as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Takashi Shimura as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 59
- Jun Hamamura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Age at release: 58
- Shizue Natsukawa as Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
- Tokue Hanazawa as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Age at release: 53
- Yūko Mochizuki as Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Age at release: 47
- Torahiko Hamada as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Noriko Sengoku as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Age at release: 42
- Tetsuro Tamba as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 42
- Kin Sugai as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Age at release: 38
- Akiko Nomura as (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
- Kazuo Kitamura as Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 37
- Ichirō Nakatani as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Age at release: 32
- Keiko Kishi as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Age at release: 32
- Kunie Tanaka as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 32
- Katsuo Nakamura as Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 26
- Eiko Muramatsu as Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 26
- Yoichi Hayashi as Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Age at release: 22
- Kiyoshi Nakano as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Masanori Tomotake as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown