Kwaidan Movie Review 1964

A haunting, stylized quartet of supernatural stories, each with a surprise ending. Adapted from the stories of Lafcadio Hearn, an American author who lived in Japan just before the turn of the century. The visual effects are splendid. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 164 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Anthology, Ghosts, Ghouls, & Goblins, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Yoko Mizuki

Cast

Michiyo Aratama, Rentaro Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Keiko Kishi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura

Cinematography

Yoshio Miyajima

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Producer

Bungei Production, Ninjin Club, Toho Films

Awards

Cannes 1965: Grand Jury Prize.