Rent Kwaidan (1964)
3.9 of 5 from 190 ratings
3h 3min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, 'Kwaidan' features four nightmarish tales (adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic Japanese ghost stories) about mortals caught up in forces beyond their comprehension when the supernatural world intervenes in their lives. Breathtakingly photographed entirely on hand-painted sets, the film is an abstract wash of luminescent colours from another world.
- Actors:
- Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Rentarô Mikuni, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Ranko Akagi, Fumie Kitahara, Kappei Matsumoto, Yoshiko Ieda, Otome Tsukimiya, Kenzô Tanaka, Kiyoshi Nakano, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Yûko Mochizuki, Kin Sugai, Noriko Sengoku, Akiko Nomura, Torahiko Hamada, Jun Hamamura, Katsuo Nakamura
- Directors:
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Producers:
- Shigeru Wakatsuki
- Narrated By:
- Osamu Takizawa
- Writers:
- Yôko Mizuki, Lafcadio Hearn
- Aka:
- Kaidan / Weird Tales / Ghost Stories
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Masters of Cinema, Top Films
- Countries:
- Japan
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/04/2020
- Run Time:
- 183 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Kim Newman on "Kwaidan" - a new interview with the film critic and writer
- Shadowings (35 mins) - a new video essay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson
- Original Trailers
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Reviews (2) of Kwaidan
Lovely - Kwaidan review by LC
A beautifully shot portmanteau of ancient Japanese ghost stories. It's pretty long, and slow and ponderous, but this all adds to the atmosphere. The stages interiors are beautiful to look at, and it also has a wonderful soundtrack that adds to the other worldliness of the film. Not one for "horror" fans, but definately worth watching.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Classy and strange - Kwaidan review by CD
I thoroughly enjoyed all the stories. The background artwork is stunning and the attention to detail and the careful pacing of each story is a relief after the directness of western films. A few of the actors are familiar from other Japanese epics such as the Seven Samurai
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.