Kwaidan

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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  Masaki Kobayashi
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  Eiko Yoshida
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  Gô Yoshida

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