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📅 1965 ⏱️ 183 min ⭐ 7.7/10 👥 445 votes
🎭 Horror, Fantasy, Drama

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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Detailed Plot Summary

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.

Story Analysis

This 183-minute Horror/Fantasy/Drama takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Main Cast

Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni as Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe as Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama as Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Ranko Akagi as Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Fumie Kitahara
Fumie Kitahara as (segment "The Black Hair")
Kappei Matsumoto as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Yoshiko Ieda as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Otome Tsukimiya
Otome Tsukimiya as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kenzō Tanaka as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Nakano as (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi as Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki as Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai as Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Writers

Yōko Mizuki

Producers

Shigeru Wakatsuki

Production Information

Release Date: January 6, 1965
Runtime: 183 minutes
Original Language: JA
Production Companies: Ninjin Club, TOHO
Filming Locations: Japan

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👤 CinemaSerf ⭐ 7/10
📅 December 2, 2024

I'm always a little daunted when I settle down in a cinema seat for a film that is 3 hours long - I fear the last glass of wine may have been one too many - but this simply flew by. It is a compendium of four different Japanese "poems" that deal with just about every emotion in the human panoply - love, hate, greed, joy, fear, envy, betrayal... You name it! Each story has a central theme that, perhaps not terribly sophisticated to anyone with a fairly well-centred moral compass of their own, del...

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