Kwaidan
Toho Company, Ltd.; a Ninjin Club production; produced by Shigeru Wakatsuki; screenplay by Yoko Mizuki; original story by Lafcadio Hearn; directed by Masaki Kobayashi
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Widescreen version, with "new English subtitle translation"
- Creation:
- 1964
- Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection, 2000
More Details
- Summary:
- Four terrifying tales of the supernatural filmed with exquisite visual sensitivity. The film is filled with graceful camera movements, dream-like settings, elaborately stylized action, unusual colors, and haunting sound effects and music.
- Table of Contents:
- Black hair
- Woman of the snow
- Hoichi, the earless
- In a cup of tea.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
- Included Works:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Kwaidan [by Hearn, L.]
- Alternate Titles:
- Title on container: Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD.
- Performers:
- Cast: Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Rentaro Mikuni, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Katsou Nakamura, Tetsuro Tanba, Kan-Emon Nakamura, Osami Takizawa, Haruko Sugimura.
- Production Credits:
- Directed by Masaki Kobayashi; Director of photography, Yoshio Miyajima ; editor, Hisashi Sagara.
- General Notes:
- Adapted from the works of Lafcadio Hearn.
Videocassette release of the 1964 motion picture.
Includes original theatrical trailer. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- KWA 1964 DVD
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1053018651
55708094 [Invalid]
