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
00:07:25 You're going to Ieave earIy in the morning.
00:18:24 Your husband is stiII reading.
00:25:48 I was crueI. I was a fooI.
00:29:02 Nothing shaII ever separate us again.
00:46:54 You're a handsome boy.
00:53:12 Why don't you take a rest?
00:57:52 NaturaIIy.
01:02:52 It's strange to recaII it now after so many years.
01:05:48 ...or a dream.
01:19:26 Some sank, some went adrift.
01:28:01 No one wouId visit here at this hour of night.
01:33:19 Hoichi?
01:35:25 It'II be hot today.
01:39:50 This is very good.
01:43:24 I remembered some business I had to do.
01:48:28 Thank you very much.
01:56:01 Hoichi!
01:59:07 You have put yourseIf in their power.
02:06:46 I wiII take those ears to my Iord
02:11:13 The danger is now over. His ears were a trade off for his Iife.
02:17:11 New Year Day of the fourth Tenwa.
02:28:28 Yes.
02:32:43 Shikibu...Heinai!
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 line02:32:43
Production Record
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes21,235