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Kwaidan

怪談

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."

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.

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Alternative Titles

Ghost Stories, 奇谈, Квайдан: Повествование о загадочном и ужасном, Kaidan, Kwaidan, czyli Niesamowite Historie, Квайдан: Повествование о Загадочном и Ужасном, Kwaidan - Storie di fantasmi, As 4 Faces do Medo, Kwaidan: Historias Sobrenaturales, Призрачни Истории, Priče o Duhovima, O Abismo da Morte, Weird Tales, Gjenferd, El más allá, 怪谈, Hayalet Öyküleri, Kwaïdan, Кайдан, کوایدان, Kwaidan, czyli Opowieści Niesamowite, 괴담, Разкази за привидения, Kwaidan: As Quatro Faces do Medo, Kwaidan - kauhun kasvot

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Premiere

29 Dec 1964
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06 Jan 1965
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06 Jan 1965
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27 Feb 1965
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15 Jul 1965
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28 Jul 1965
  • Flag for France FranceTP
28 Feb 1968
  • Flag for Portugal PortugalM/16
13 May 1968
  • Flag for Spain Spain
29 Nov 1982
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27 May 2020
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10 Oct 2000
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15 Mar 2006
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29 May 2006
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19 Jun 2008
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20 Oct 2015
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15 Mar 2006
  • PhysicalPG DVD
06 Jan 1965
  • TheatricalK-16
28 Jul 1965
  • TheatricalTP
29 Dec 1964
  • Premiere Yuurakuza Theater
06 Jan 1965
  • Theatrical limited Roadshow
27 Feb 1965
  • Theatrical
29 Nov 1982
  • Theatrical Re-release
19 Jun 2008
  • Physical12 DVD
28 Feb 1968
  • TheatricalM/16
13 May 1968
  • Theatrical
29 May 2006
  • Physical15 DVD
15 Jul 1965
  • Theatrical
10 Oct 2000
  • Physical DVD
20 Oct 2015
  • Physical Blu-ray
27 May 2020
  • DigitalPG-13 HBO Max

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