Country
Japan
Date
Dec 29, 1964
Note
Yuurakuza Theater
In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL."
3h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yoshiko Ieda | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
| Otome Tsukimiya | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
| Kenzō Tanaka | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
| Kiyoshi Nakano | (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited) |
| Tatsuya Nakadai | Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
| Keiko Kishi | Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
| Yūko Mochizuki | Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
| Kin Sugai | Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
| Noriko Sengoku | Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
| Akiko Nomura | (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) |
| Torahiko Hamada | (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited) |
| Jun Hamamura | (segment "The Woman of the Snow") |
| Katsuo Nakamura | Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
| Tetsuro Tamba | Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
| Takashi Shimura | Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
| Yoichi Hayashi | Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
| Eiko Muramatsu | Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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| Kunie Tanaka | Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
| Kazuo Kitamura | Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
| Ichirō Nakatani | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Masanori Tomotake | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Tokue Hanazawa | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Shizue Natsukawa | Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Shin Tatsuoka | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Makiko Kitashiro | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Masakazu Kuwayama | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Akira Tani | Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Yōsuke Kondō | Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Kiyoshi Yamamoto | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Kinji Omino | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Atsuo Nakamura | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Ginzô Sekiguchi | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Akio Miyabe | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Genya Nagai | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Toru Uchida | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Hikaru Jinno | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Toshio Fukuhara | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Kirô Abe | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Toshiro Yagi | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Yuriko Abe | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Yuri Satô | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Kyōichi Satō | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Nobuo Aikawa | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Taiji Kodama | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Nobuaki Maeda | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Teruhiko Shibata | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Haruo Kaji | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Michio Gina | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Seiji Tabe | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Mitsuko Narita | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Noriko Mikura | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Aiko Nagayama | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Michiko Nakahata | (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
| Kan'emon Nakamura | Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Osamu Takizawa | Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Haruko Sugimura | Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Noboru Nakaya | Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Kei Satō | Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
| Shigeru Kōyama | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Jun Tazaki | Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Junkichi Orimoto | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Akiji Kobayashi | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Yoshirō Aoki | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Isao Tamagawa | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Hideyo Amamoto | (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
| Ganjirō Nakamura II | Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
Genres
HorrorFantasyDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 怪談 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Ninjin Club, TOHO |
| Data di uscita | 6 gennaio 1965 |
| Producer | Shigeru Wakatsuki |
| Writer | Yōko Mizuki, Lafcadio Hearn |
| Editors | Hisashi Sagara, Junichirô Ôsaka, Shigeyuki Sekine |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima, Toshiyuki Isobe, Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Shôjirô Kamohara |
| Asst. Directors | Gô Yoshida, Masaki Kobayashi, Eiko Yoshida |
| Lighting | Akira Aomatsu |
| Camera Operators | Toshiyuki Isobe, Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Shôjirô Kamohara, Yoshio Miyajima |
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| Add. Photography | Toshiyuki Isobe, Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Shôjirô Kamohara, Yoshio Miyajima |
| Production Design | Shigemasa Toda, Naotake Satsumoto, Kiyoharu Matsuno, Dai Arakawa, Kiyoshi Awazu |
| Art Direction | Shigemasa Toda, Naotake Satsumoto, Kiyoharu Matsuno, Dai Arakawa, Kiyoshi Awazu |
| Set Decoration | Dai Arakawa, Shigemasa Toda, Naotake Satsumoto, Kiyoharu Matsuno, Kiyoshi Awazu |
| Composer | Toru Takemitsu, Kuniharu Akiyama, Hideo Nishizaki, Akira Suzuki, Kazutoshi Yagihashi, Masaharu Shioda, Shigenosuke Okuyama, Kinji Tsuruda |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu, Kuniharu Akiyama, Hideo Nishizaki, Akira Suzuki, Kazutoshi Yagihashi, Masaharu Shioda, Shigenosuke Okuyama, Kinji Tsuruda |
| Costume Design | Masahiro Katō, Shigeru Takagi, Ayako Sakurai, Yoshio Ueno |
| Makeup | Shigeru Takagi, Ayako Sakurai, Masahiro Katō, Yoshio Ueno |
| Hairstyling | Shigeru Takagi, Ayako Sakurai, Masahiro Katō, Yoshio Ueno |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Thailand
Date
Oct 12, 2025
Note
Bangkok International Film Festival
Country
France
Date
Jan 03, 2026
Note
4k restoration, Cinémathèque française
Limited release
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 06, 1965
Note
Roadshow
Theatrical release
Country
Finland
Date
Jan 06, 1965
Certification
K-16
Country
Japan
Date
Feb 27, 1965
Country
United States
Date
Jul 15, 1965
Country
France
Date
Jul 28, 1965
Certification
TP
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Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 28, 1968
Certification
M/16
Country
Spain
Date
May 13, 1968
Country
Malaysia
Date
Jul 30, 1994
Note
Japan Festival
Country
Philippines
Date
Sep 01, 2005
Note
Eigasai
Digital
Country
United States
Date
May 27, 2020
Certification
PG-13
Note
HBO Max
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Oct 10, 2000
Note
DVD
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 15, 2006
Certification
PG
Note
DVD
Country
United Kingdom
Date
May 29, 2006
Certification
15
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 19, 2008
Certification
12
Note
DVD
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