Overview - Kwaidan

Overview

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

• Name: Michiyo Aratama

  Character: First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

  Popularity: 3.741

  

• Name: Rentaro Mikuni

  Character: Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

  Popularity: 5.765

  

• Name: Misako Watanabe

  Character: Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

  Popularity: 4.838

  

• Name: Kenjirō Ishiyama

  Character: Father (segment "The Black Hair")

  Popularity: 2.378

  

• Name: Ranko Akagi

  Character: Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

  Popularity: 1.547

  

• Name: Fumie Kitahara

  Character: (segment "The Black Hair")

  Popularity: 1.313

  

• Name: Kappei Matsumoto

  Character: (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

  Popularity: 2.416

  

• Name: Yoshiko Ieda

  Character: (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

  Popularity: 0.162