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06/01/1965 Horror, Fantasy, Drama 3h 3m
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In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."

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.

  1. Masaki Kobayashi

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michiyo Aratama

    First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

  2. Rentaro Mikuni

    Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

  3. Misako Watanabe

    Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

  4. Kenjirō Ishiyama

    Father (segment "The Black Hair")

  5. Ranko Akagi

    Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

  6. Fumie Kitahara

    (segment "The Black Hair")

  7. Kappei Matsumoto

    (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

  8. Yoshiko Ieda

    (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

  9. Otome Tsukimiya

    (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-02
I'm always a little daunted when I settle down in a cinema seat for a film that is 3 hours long - I fear the last glass of wine may have been one too many - but this simply flew by. It is a compendium of four different Japanese "poems" that deal with just about every emotion in the human panoply - love, hate, greed, joy, fear, envy, betrayal... You name it! Each story has a central theme that, perhaps not terribly sophisticated to anyone with a fairly well-centred moral compass of their own, delivers a salutatory lesson in what is decent and what is flawed about human nature, even amongst the ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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