Movie: Kwaidan

Top 10 Billed Cast

Michiyo Aratama
新珠三千代

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Rentaro Mikuni
三国連太郎

Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

Misako Watanabe
渡辺美佐子

Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Kenjirō Ishiyama
石山健二郎

Father (segment "The Black Hair")

Ranko Akagi
赤木蘭子

Mother (segment "The Black Hair")

Fumie Kitahara
北原文枝

(segment "The Black Hair")

Kappei Matsumoto
松本克平

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Yoshiko Ieda
Yoshiko Ieda

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Otome Tsukimiya
月宮乙女

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Kenzō Tanaka
Kenzō Tanaka

(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

Video Trailer Kwaidan

Video: KWAIDAN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

KWAIDAN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

KWAIDAN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

Ernest Dickerson on KWAIDAN

Ernest Dickerson on KWAIDAN

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Ernest Dickerson on KWAIDAN

Ernest Dickerson on KWAIDAN - Featurette

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