Kwaidan

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Michiyo AratamaFirst Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro MikuniHusband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako WatanabeSecond Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō IshiyamaFather (segment "The Black Hair")

Ranko Akagi

Ranko AkagiMother (segment "The Black Hair")

Fumie Kitahara(segment "The Black Hair")

Kappei Matsumoto

Kappei Matsumoto(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Yoshiko Ieda

Yoshiko Ieda(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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

Kenzō Tanaka

Kenzō Tanaka(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Kiyoshi Nakano

Kiyoshi Nakano(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Tatsuya NakadaiMinokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")