Kwaidan (1965)

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Title: Kwaidan (1965)

Tagline: In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."

Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Drama

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

Cast: Michiyo Aratama, Rentaro Mikuni, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Ranko Akagi, Fumie Kitahara, Kappei Matsumoto, Yoshiko Ieda, Otome Tsukimiya, Kenzō Tanaka, Kiyoshi Nakano, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Yūko Mochizuki, Kin Sugai, Noriko Sengoku, Akiko Nomura, Torahiko Hamada, Jun Hamamura, Katsuo Nakamura, Tetsuro Tamba, Takashi Shimura, Yoichi Hayashi

Release: 1965-01-06

Runtime: 183

Plot: 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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Janus Films is bringing a new 4K restoration of the original 183-minute director's cut to theaters this fall, opening at Film Forum in New York on September 11 before a wider rollout.
Detailed restoration notes haven't been released yet, so it's still unclear exactly how this version differs from the older Criterion edition.
That said, Kwaidan is a particularly interesting candidate for a 4K restoration, as much of the film was shot on enormous hand-painted studio sets built inside an aircraft hangar. The painted skies and stylized landscapes give it an almost dreamlike atmosphere.
 
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Saw this one on VHS in the '90s, so it can only be an improvement! From Kobayashi I think I only saw the well known films which are this one, Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and the Human Condition trilogy (which is a single film split in three for theater release more than a trilogy). Human Condition is impressive in scope, but not a very enjoyable watch (who knew running a labor camp and the becoming a prisoner of war in the USSR is not good fun!). I prefer Harakiri (which also has a pretty good recent remake by Takashi Miike of all people!) about a ronin that asks a lord for the authorization to commit seppuku in his mansion to end his career honorably... but possibly maybe the ronin has another idea in the back of his head... or Samurai Rebellion, about a vassal who refuses a direct but unfair order from his lord which leads to mounting tension that resolves in violence.
 
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