KWAIDAN

Release date

September 20, 2026

Genre

Horror

Language

VOSTA

Duration

183

Rating

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After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously crafted.

Directed by

Masaki Kobayashi

Actors

Michiyo Aratama, Rentaro Mikuni, Misako Watanabe, Kenjiro Ishiyama, Ranko Akagi

Country

Japan

Version

Original w/English subtitles

Release year

1965

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