Cinematic background from Kwaidan 1964 - 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.

Kwaidan

1964

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Directors:
Masaki Kobayashi
Writers:
Yôko Mizuki, Lafcadio Hearn
Official poster of Kwaidan 1964 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a white robe wearing a green hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two men sitting on the ground eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with a bald head and a black wig; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting in front of a lit candle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman with long black hair wearing a white robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person wearing a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two asian men are looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on a wooden floor in front of an open window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with short black hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An asian man with a shaved head and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person sitting on a dock with a red cloth; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A group of people sitting on steps in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman dressed in white walking through a snow covered forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A group of people sitting on a stage in front of a painting; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting at a table in front of stacks of books; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man wearing a hat and a body armor; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man wearing a straw hat and a black and orange outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man's face as he stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman with long black hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man looking at his cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man is eating a piece of food from a young man's hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a hooded jacket looking into the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two people dressed in kimonos standing in front of a wooden fence; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person laying on the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A group of men sitting on a platform in front of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with a beard is wearing a hood; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man holding a bowl of food while sitting in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on the ground in front of a waterfall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person holding a sword in their hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A scene of a theater with a man playing a flute; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man wearing a black robe standing in a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man wearing a black kimono and a black robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a samurai outfit holding a sword in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman wearing a tan robe standing in front of bamboo trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman and a child are sitting in a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person with tears in their eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A young woman in a kimono looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man and a woman face to face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man sitting in front of a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man and a woman dressed in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with his face covered in snow; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person sitting on the ground holding a sword; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sleeping on the ground in the snow; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two men sitting on a bench in an old - fashioned setting; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on the ground wearing a white robe; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on the ground holding a wooden object; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man is pulling a rope from the ceiling of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on top of a wooden bridge in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman's eyes in a blue light; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with long black hair and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A bald man in a black robe holding his hands in prayer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man dressed in a kimono is standing on a bridge; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man's face in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man holding a sword while standing in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a robe looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a black robe sitting in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man in a kimono sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man wearing a hat sitting in the grass; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on the ground looking at his cell phone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man wearing a hat and a robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a straw hat and a coat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older woman and a young girl are looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a blue shirt is standing in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person cutting a tree with an electric saw; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on the ground holding a musical instrument; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two people in a boat on a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman in a blue robe standing next to a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man in traditional japanese garb using an instrument; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman walking through the woods carrying a tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on a raft in the middle of a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman in a blue robe standing next to a man in a blue robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man sitting on the ground in front of a pot; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman standing in a field of tall brown grass; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man with long black hair wearing a gray robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two people walking up a set of stairs in the fog; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person with writing on their face and writing on their face; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman sitting on the ground in front of a painting of jesus; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – Two men sitting on the ground in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man standing next to a tree in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A group of people in traditional asian clothing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – An older man in a white robe sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A young asian woman in traditional clothing in an oriental setting; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A group of men standing next to each other holding instruments; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman standing on a wooden deck next to a pile of donuts; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with long black hair wearing a costume; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man standing in the middle of a snow covered field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man with long black hair and a white face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A man in a robe walking through a doorway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Kwaidan” (1964), directed by Masaki Kobayashi – A woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle