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Cast
Michiyo Aratama | As: First Wife (segment "The Black Hair") | |
Rentaro Mikuni | As: Husband (segment "The Black Hair") | |
Misako Watanabe | As: Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair") | |
Kenjirō Ishiyama | As: Father (segment "The Black Hair") | |
Ranko Akagi | As: Mother (segment "The Black Hair") |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | In the tradition of "RASHOMON" and "GATE OF HELL". |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
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") |
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Tetsuro Tamba |
Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Takashi Shimura |
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Yoichi Hayashi |
Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Eiko Muramatsu |
Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Kunie Tanaka |
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Kazuo Kitamura |
Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless") |
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Ichirō Nakatani |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Masanori Tomotake |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Tokue Hanazawa |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Shizue Natsukawa |
Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Shin Tatsuoka |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Makiko Kitashiro |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Masakazu Kuwayama |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Akira Tani |
Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Yousuke Kondou |
Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kiyoshi Yamamoto |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kinji Omino |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Atsuo Nakamura |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Ginzô Sekiguchi |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Akio Miyabe |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Gen'ya Nagai |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Toru Uchida |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Hikaru Jinno |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Toshio Fukuhara |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kirô Abe |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Toshiro Yagi |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Yuriko Abe |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Yuri Satô |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kyōichi Satō |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Nobuo Aikawa |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Taiji Kodama |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Nobuaki Maeda |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Teruhiko Shibata |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Haruo Kaji |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Michio Gina |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Seiji Tabe |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Mitsuko Narita |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Noriko Mikura |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Aiko Nagayama |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Michiko Nakahata |
(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited) |
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Kan'emon Nakamura |
Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Osamu Takizawa |
Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Haruko Sugimura |
Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Noboru Nakaya |
Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Seiji Miyaguchi |
Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Kei Satō |
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
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Shigeru Kōyama |
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Jun Tazaki |
Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Junkichi Orimoto |
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Akiji Kobayashi |
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Yoshirō Aoki |
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Isao Tamagawa |
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Hideyo Amamoto |
(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited) |
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Ganjirō Nakamura II |
Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea") |
Directed By
Masaki Kobayashi |
Director |
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Eiko Yoshida |
Continuity |
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Gô Yoshida |
First Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Yoko Mizuki |
Screenplay |
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Lafcadio Hearn |
Novel |
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Production Crew
Shigeru Wakatsuki |
Producer |
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Yôichi Ukita |
Production Supervisor |
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Kazuo Kuwahara |
Production Supervisor |
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Michiyoshi Takashima |
Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Tadanosuke Sumida |
Researcher |
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Edited By
Hisashi Sagara |
Editor |
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Shigeyuki Sekine |
Colorist |
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Junichirô Ôsaka |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Masahiro Katō |
Costume Design |
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Shigeru Takagi |
Makeup Artist |
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Yoshio Ueno |
Costume Consultant |
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Ayako Sakurai |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Toru Takemitsu |
Original Music Composer |
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Akira Suzuki |
Sound Designer |
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Masaharu Shioda |
Sound Recordist |
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Toru Takemitsu |
Sound Designer |
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Kinji Tsuruda |
Musician |
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Kuniharu Akiyama |
Sound Designer |
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Hideo Nishizaki |
Sound |
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Shigenosuke Okuyama |
Sound Designer |
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Kazutoshi Yagihashi |
Sound Recordist |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Shôjirô Kamohara |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Toshiyuki Isobe |
Assistant Camera |
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Yasuhiro Yoshioka |
Still Photographer |
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Lighting
Akira Aomatsu |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Shigemasa Toda |
Art Direction |
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Dai Arakawa |
Set Decoration |
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Kiyoshi Awazu |
Title Designer |
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Kiyoharu Matsuno |
Set Designer |
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Naotake Satsumoto |
Assistant Art Director |
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Other Crew
Yoshio Miyajima |
Cinematography |
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Tatsuo Hotta |
Martial Arts Choreographer |
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