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Kwaidan

怪談

1965 ·3h 3m · ★ 7.7 (445)

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.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Ghost
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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookblindghost in the woodsghost storyhorror anthologyjapanese folklorenaval battlepromisesamuraisea battlesnowsnowstormspiritstory tellerteavengeful ghost

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