Kwaidan is a 1964 Japanese anthology horror film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folk tales, mainly Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904), for which it is named. The film consists of four separate and unrelated stories. Kwaidan is an archaic transliteration of the term kaidan, meaning "ghost story". Receiving critical acclaim, the film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
Kwaidan (1964)
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
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Anthology, Folk Horror, Ghost, Horror Anthology, Japanese Director Masaki Kobayashi, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Promise, Samurai, Snow, Spirit, Supernatural/Monsters, Tale, Tea
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Based On: Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Narrative Location: Japan, Kyoto
Subject: Japanese folklore, spirit, supernatural
Narrative Location: Japan, Kyoto
Subject: Japanese folklore, spirit, supernatural
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