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Overview

Cast & Crew

Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

3h 3m

Original Title

怪談

Genre

Horror, Fantasy, Drama

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Official Release Date

January 6, 1965

Available Via

Streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel

Creators & Producers

Shigeru Wakatsuki
Producer

Masaki Kobayashi
Director

Top Billed Cast

Michiyo Aratama
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni
Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe
Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Father (segment "The Black Hair") Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

Fumie Kitahara
(segment "The Black Hair") Kappei Matsumoto
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) Yoshiko Ieda
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Otome Tsukimiya
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) Kenzō Tanaka
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) Kiyoshi Nakano
(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Tatsuya Nakadai
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Technical Team

Yōko Mizuki
Screenplay Lafcadio Hearn
Novel

Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer Hisashi Sagara
Editor Shigeyuki Sekine
Colorist Akira Suzuki
Sound Designer Shôjirô Kamohara
Second Assistant Camera Masaharu Shioda
Sound Recordist Toshiyuki Isobe
Assistant Camera Kinji Tsuruda
Musician Kuniharu Akiyama
Sound Designer Hideo Nishizaki
Sound

Ninjin Club