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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.
Director / Directors
Cast
Ranko Akagi
Character: Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Yoshiko Ieda
Character: (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kenzō Tanaka
Character: (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Keiko Kishi
Character: Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Yūko Mochizuki
Character: Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Kin Sugai
Character: Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Noriko Sengoku
Character: Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Akiko Nomura
Character: (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Kunie Tanaka
Character: Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Shin Tatsuoka
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Akira Tani
Character: Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Yōsuke Kondō
Character: Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Kinji Omino
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Akio Miyabe
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Gen'ya Nagai
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Toru Uchida
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Hikaru Jinno
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Kirô Abe
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Toshiro Yagi
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Yuriko Abe
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Yuri Satô
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Kyōichi Satō
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Nobuo Aikawa
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Taiji Kodama
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Nobuaki Maeda
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Haruo Kaji
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Michio Gina
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Seiji Tabe
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Noriko Mikura
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Aiko Nagayama
Character: (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
Osamu Takizawa
Character: Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Noboru Nakaya
Character: Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Kei Satō
Character: Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Jun Tazaki
Character: Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Yoshirō Aoki
Character: (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
Production and Crew