Film1964183 min

Kwaidan

Name: Kwaidan
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1964
Duration: 183 min
Cast: Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Rentaro Mikuni, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Ranko Akagi

Taste attributes: dramafantasyhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarycomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Bizarre, unearthly, terrifying - a nation's legend, an author's imagination, a director's creation manifest in the superlative - Kwaidan"

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is dark, fresh and heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.8 /10

TMDB · 235 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB