Kwaidan

Summary

Kwaidan is a film^[1]. Kwaidan has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kwaidan's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Kwaidan was directed by Masaki Kobayashi^[4].
• Yōko Mizuki wrote the screenplay for Kwaidan^[5].
• Kwaidan's composer is recorded as Tōru Takemitsu^[6].
• Kwaidan's genre is horror film^[7].
• Kwaidan's genre is fantasy film^[8].
• Kwaidan's based on is recorded as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things^[9].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Tatsuya Nakadai^[10].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Takashi Shimura^[11].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Kei Satō^[12].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Rentarō Mikuni^[13].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Keiko Kishi^[14].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Michiyo Aratama^[15].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Misako Watanabe^[16].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Nakamura Ganjirō II^[17].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Haruko Sugimura^[18].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Katsuo Nakamura^[19].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Noriko Sengoku^[20].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Osamu Takizawa^[21].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Seiji Miyaguchi^[22].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Tetsurō Tamba^[23].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Yūko Mochizuki^[24].
• A cast member of Kwaidan was Kin Sugai^[25].
• Kwaidan's production company is recorded as Toho^[26].
• Kwaidan's director of photography is recorded as Yoshio Miyajima^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Kwaidan was directed by Masaki Kobayashi^[4]. Yōko Mizuki wrote the screenplay for Kwaidan^[5]. Cast members include Tatsuya Nakadai^[10], Takashi Shimura^[11], Kei Satō^[12], Rentarō Mikuni^[13], Keiko Kishi^[14], and Michiyo Aratama^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include December 29, 1964^[28], January 6, 1965^[29], and July 15, 1965^[30]. The original language of Kwaidan was Japanese^[31]. Genres include horror film^[7] and fantasy film^[8]. Kwaidan was distributed by video on demand^[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include supernatural^[33], spirit^[34], and Japanese folklore^[35].

Reception

Reviews include 91%^[36] and 7.8/10^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Kwaidan's after a work by is recorded as Lafcadio Hearn^[38].

Why It Matters

Kwaidan has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kwaidan is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]