Kwaidan (怪談) 59 years old
Bizarre, unearthly, terrifying - a nation's legend, an author's imagination, a director's creation manifest in the superlative - Kwaidan
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.
Credits
Kwaidan Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Kôyama He was 35, 87 years old when he died | as (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Aiko Nagayama She was 23, now 82 years old | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Eiko Muramatsu She was 26, now 86 years old | as Kenreiinmon (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Tatsuya Nakadai He was 32, now 91 years old | as Mi nokichi (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Hideyo Amamoto He was 38, 77 years old when he died | as (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Seiji Miyaguchi He was 51, 71 years old when he died | as Old man (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Takashi Shimura He was 59, 76 years old when he died | as Head priest (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Kei Sato He was 36, 81 years old when he died | as Ghost samurai (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Rentarō Mikuni He was 41, 90 years old when he died | as Husband (segment "Kurokami") |
| Kazuo Kitamura He was 37, 80 years old when he died | as Taira no Tomomori (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Jun Hamamura He was 58, 89 years old when he died | as (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Kunie Tanaka He was 32, now 91 years old | as Yasaku (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Michiyo Aratama She was 34, 71 years old when she died | as First wife (segment "Kurokami") |
| Katsuo Nakamura He was 26, now 86 years old | as Hoichi (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Masakazu Kuwayama He was 42, 61 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Torahiko Hamada He was 45, 90 years old when he died | as (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Keiko Kishi She was 32, now 91 years old | as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Noriko Sengoku She was 42, 90 years old when she died | as Village woman (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Kenjiro Ishiyama He was 61, 72 years old when he died | as Father (segment "Kurokami") |
| Ganjirō Nakamura He was 62, 81 years old when he died | as Publisher (segment "Chawan no naka") (as Ganjirô Nakamura) |
| Isao Tamagawa He was 42, 82 years old when he died | as (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Ichirô Nakatani He was 34, 73 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Akira Tani He was 0, now 58 years old | as Huntsman #2 (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Jun Tazaki He was 51, 72 years old when he died | as Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Kan'emon Nakamura | as Kannai - a Guard (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Haruo Kaji | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Akiji Kobayashi He was 34, 65 years old when he died | as (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Atsuo Nakamura He was 24, now 84 years old | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Ginzô Sekiguchi | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") (as Kinzô Sekiguchi) |
| Kin Sugai She was 38, 92 years old when she died | as Village woman (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Misako Watanabe She was 32, now 91 years old | as Second Wife (segment "Kurokami") |
| Kyôichi Satô He was 28, now 87 years old | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Tetsurō Tamba He was 42, 84 years old when he died | as Warrior (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Haruko Sugimura She was 55, 88 years old when she died | as Madame (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Junkichi Orimoto He was 37, 92 years old when he died | as (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Noboru Nakaya He was 35, 77 years old when he died | as Shikibu Heinai (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Akiko Nomura She was 37, now 97 years old | as (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Osamu Takizawa He was 58, 93 years old when he died | as Author / Narrator (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Kiyoshi Nakano He was 28, now 88 years old | as (segment "Kurokami") |
| Hikaru Jinno | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Ranko Akagi She was 50, 59 years old when she died | as Mother (segment "Kurokami") |
| Fumie Kitahara She was 44, 60 years old when she died | as (segment "Kurokami") |
| Kinji Omino He was 28, now 88 years old | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yoichi Hayashi He was 22, now 82 years old | as Attendant (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Shizue Natsukawa She was 55, 89 years old when she died | as Taira no Tokiko (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yuri Satô | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yoshiko Ieda She was 23, now 82 years old | as (segment "Kurokami") |
| Akio Miyabe He was 33, 75 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Seiji Tabe | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Makiko Kitashiro She was 46, 76 years old when she died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Taiji Kodama | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Kirô Abe | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Akiko Naraoka | as Suzue, Kannai's Sister (In a Cup of Tea) |
| Kenzô Tanaka | as (segment "Kurokami") |
| Toru Uchida | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") (as Tôru Uchida) |
| Noriko Mikura | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yōsuke Kondō He was 0, now 59 years old | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Teruhiko Shibata | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yûko Mochizuki She was 47, 60 years old when she died | as Minokichi's mother (segment "Yuki-Onna") |
| Tokue Hanazawa | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yuriko Abe | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Toshio Fukuhara | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Michiko Nakahata She was 43, 51 years old when she died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Kiyoshi Yamamoto He was 81, 76 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Kappei Matsumoto He was 59, 90 years old when he died | as (segment "Kurokami") |
| Michio Gina | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Yoshirô Aoki He was 35, 70 years old when he died | as (segment "Chawan no naka") |
| Shin Tatsuoka He was 60, 78 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Nobuo Aikawa | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Otome Tsukimiya | as (segment "Kurokami") |
| Gen'ya Nagai | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Mitsuko Narita | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Nobuaki Maeda He was 57, 67 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Masanori Tomotake He was 33, 61 years old when he died | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") |
| Toshiro Yagi | as (segment "Miminashi Hôichi no hanashi") (as Toshirô Yagi) |
Kwaidan Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Toru Takemitsu as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (65) years old when He died | Sound |
| Yoko Mizuki as Screenplay. She was 54 (91) years old when She died | Writing |
| Shigeru Wakatsuki as Producer. | Production |
| Yoshio Miyajima as Cinematography. He was 55 (89) years old when He died | Crew |
| Lafcadio Hearn as Novel. He was 114 (54) years old when He died | Writing |
| Hisashi Sagara as Editor. | Editing |
| Shigemasa Toda as Art Direction. | Art |
Kwaidan (59 years)
Bizarre, unearthly, terrifying - a nation's legend, an author's imagination, a director's creation manifest in the superlative - Kwaidan
- Release day: Tuesday, December 29, 1964
- Runtime: 183 minutes
