Kwaidan
1965 · 183 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 21,235 VOTES · DIR. Masaki Kobayashi
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 806 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:10 KWAIDAN
00:07:29 So you better go to bed now.
00:19:44 You've gained position because of my famiIy's sociaI prestige.
00:26:09 how I Ionged to come back to you!
00:29:41 IoveIy nose...
00:47:32 Remember that.
00:54:17 sounds very dangerous.
00:59:15 Is it too smaII?
01:03:27 I'm not sure it was reaI or a dream.
01:07:02 It was a pIedge for Iife for both of us.
01:23:11 Thousands of strange crabs
01:29:29 I'm stopping near this tempIe
01:34:13 I see. I'm very sorry.
01:37:18 Now eat it.
01:41:26 When did you come back?
01:45:05 And Matsuzo?
01:50:45 It's unfair.
01:56:38 Let me go!
02:03:22 I won't.
02:10:04 -Donkai! -Yes.
02:15:27 so that Hoichi-the-Earless became a wealthy man.
02:27:48 Kannai. No stranger was seen entering or Ieaving the house.
02:31:07 Where?
02:39:23 The man who swaIIowed a souI...
Cast & Characters
Rentarô Mikuni
Husband (segment \"Kurokami\")
Michiyo Aratama
First wife (segment \"Kurokami\")
Misako Watanabe
Second Wife (segment \"Kurokami\")
Kenjirô Ishiyama
Father (segment \"Kurokami\")
Ranko Akagi
Mother (segment \"Kurokami\")
Fumie Kitahara
(segment \"Kurokami\")
Kappei Matsumoto
(segment \"Kurokami\")
Yoshiko Ieda
(segment \"Kurokami\")
Otome Tsukimiya
(segment \"Kurokami\")
Kenzô Tanaka
(segment \"Kurokami\")
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed806
Dialogue density4.4 lines / min
First line00:01:10
Final line02:39:23
Production Record
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes21,235