TRILINGUA CINEMA presents: Kwaidan
Director: Masaki Kobayashi Run Time: 183 min. Release Year: 1965 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kenjirō Ishiyama, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Ranko Akagi, Rentaro Mikuni
Considered perhaps the most beautiful horror movie of all time, Kwaidan takes its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning “ghost story.” This anthology film 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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