Kwaidan = Kaidan

Kwaidan Kaidan

DVD - 2015

Consists of four stories of the supernatural based on Japanese folk material. In The black hair, a poor young samurai leaves his first wife to marry a rich woman. When he is unhappy in his second marriage, he returns to his first wife, who at first appears unchanged from when he last saw her. In The woman of the snow, a woodcutter is spared by a mysterious ghost-like woman in the snow, but must promise never to tell anyone what he has seen. In Hoichi, the earless, a blind musician-monk named Hoichi is commanded by a gathering of ghosts to sing the saga of their ancient deeds. The head monk paints Hoichi's body with prayer verses to protect him, but unfortunately overlooks Hoichi's ears. In In a cup of tea, a writer wonders what wo...uld happen to a person who drinks another's soul and finds out.

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Subjects
Hearn, Lafcadio, > 1850-1904 > Film adaptations.
Apparitions > Drama.
Supernatural > Drama.
Japan > Social life and customs > Drama.
Ghost films.
Horror films.
Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Ghost films
Horror films
Feature films
Fantasy films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection [2015]
Language
Japanese
English
Corporate Authors
Janus Films, Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Bungei Purodakushon Ninjin Kurabu
Corporate Authors
Janus Films (production company), Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Bungei Purodakushon Ninjin Kurabu
Other Authors
Masaki Kobayashi, 1916-1996 (film director), Yōko Mizuki, 1910-2003 (screenwriter), Shigeru akatsuki, 1914- (film producer), Michiyo Aratama (actor), Misako Watanabe, 1932- (-), Rentarō Mikuni, 1923-2013, Kenjirô Ishiyama, 1903-, Ranko Akagi, 1914-1973, Tatsuya Nakadai, 1932-, Keiko Kishi, Yuko Mochizuki, 1917-1977, Katsuo Nakamura, 1938-, Tetsurō Tanba, 1922-2006, Takashi Shimura, 1905-1982, Yoichi Hayashi, 1942-, Eiko Muramatsu, 1938-, Kunie Tanaka, 1932-2021, Masanori Tomotake, Tokue Hanazawa, 1911-2001, Kanʼemon Nakamura, 1901-1982, Osamu Takizawa, 1906-2000, Haruko Sugimura, 1909-1997, Ganjirō Nakamura, 1902-1983, Noboru Nakaya, 1929-2006, Seiji Miyaguchi, 1913-1985, Kei Satō, 1928-2010, Tomoko Naraoka, 1929-2023, Lafcadio Hearn, 1850-1904
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition
Item Description
Based on the writings of folklorist Lafcadio Hearn (aka: Yakumo Koizumi).
"Original three-hour cut"--Container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
Widescreen (2.35:1).
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (features film scholar Stephen Prince). Disc 2: Masaki Kobayashi (conversation between director Kobayashi and filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda about the making of the film in 1993); Kiyoshi Ogasawara (assistant director Ogasawara discusses working with director Kobayashi and the original version of the film); Lafcadio Hearn (English literature scholar Christopher Benfey, profiles Lafcadio Hearn who played a crucial role in popularizing Japanese folklore for Western audiences, his stories providing the basis for the film); Trailers. Insert includes an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (183 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Production Credits
Photography, Yoshio Miyajima ; editor, Hisashi Sagara ; music, Tōru Takemitsu.
ISBN
9781681430591
  • Kurokami = Black hair
  • Yuki-onna = Woman of the snow
  • Mimi nashi Hoichi no hanashi = Hoichi, the earless
  • Chawan no naka = In a cup of tea.

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