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Kwaidan (1965)

Original Title: 怪談

2151.

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Synopsis

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.

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Where does Kwaidan rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Kwaidan is 2151 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 5 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than 2026 Disney Legends Awards Ceremony Live! but less popular than No Hard Feelings.

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Cast

Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni

Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama

Father (segment "The Black Hair")

Ranko Akagi
Ranko Akagi

Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

Fumie Kitahara
Fumie Kitahara

(segment "The Black Hair")

Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Yoshiko Ieda
Yoshiko Ieda

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Otome Tsukimiya
Otome Tsukimiya

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Kenzô Tanaka
Kenzô Tanaka

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Kiyoshi Nakano
Kiyoshi Nakano

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi

Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki

Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku

Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Akiko Nomura
Akiko Nomura

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

(segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura

Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

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