Kwaidan Cast and Crew

Kwaidan

Plot: 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

Release Date: Wednesday, January 6 1965
60 years ago

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Drama

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Cast

Michiyo Aratama. Michiyo Aratama was 34 in Kwaidan as 'First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 15 1930 –
Died: Sat, Mar 17 2001

Rentaro Mikuni. Rentaro Mikuni was 41 in Kwaidan as 'Husband (segment "The Black Hair")'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Died: Sun, Apr 14 2013

Misako Watanabe. Misako Watanabe was 32 in Kwaidan as 'Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 23 1932

Kenjirō Ishiyama. Kenjirō Ishiyama was 61 in Kwaidan as 'Father (segment "The Black Hair")'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 09 1903 –
Died: Mon, May 10 1976

Ranko Akagi. Ranko Akagi was 50 in Kwaidan as 'Mother (segment "The Black Hair")'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 17 1914 –
Died: Mon, Jul 23 1973

Fumie Kitahara. Fumie Kitahara was 44 in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Black Hair")'.

Birthday: Fri, May 28 1920 –
Died: Mon, Oct 06 1980

Kappei Matsumoto. Kappei Matsumoto was 59 in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Apr 25 1905 –
Died: Tue, Oct 03 1995

Yoshiko Ieda. Yoshiko Ieda was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Otome Tsukimiya. Otome Tsukimiya was 49 in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 23 1915

Kenzō Tanaka. Kenzō Tanaka was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kiyoshi Nakano. Kiyoshi Nakano was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tatsuya Nakadai. Tatsuya Nakadai was 32 in Kwaidan as 'Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1932

Keiko Kishi. Keiko Kishi was 32 in Kwaidan as 'Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 11 1932

Yūko Mochizuki. Yūko Mochizuki was 47 in Kwaidan as 'Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 28 1917 –
Died: Thu, Dec 01 1977

Kin Sugai. Kin Sugai was 38 in Kwaidan as 'Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 28 1926 –
Died: Fri, Aug 10 2018

Noriko Sengoku. Noriko Sengoku was 42 in Kwaidan as 'Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")'.

Birthday: Mon, May 29 1922 –
Died: Thu, Dec 27 2012

Akiko Nomura. Akiko Nomura was 38 in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 02 1927 –
Died: Fri, Jul 01 2022

Torahiko Hamada. Torahiko Hamada was 45 in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 18 1919 –
Died: Thu, Oct 15 2009

Jun Hamamura. Jun Hamamura was 58 in Kwaidan as '(segment "The Woman of the Snow")'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 07 1906 –
Died: Wed, Jun 21 1995

Katsuo Nakamura. Katsuo Nakamura was 26 in Kwaidan as 'Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 23 1938

Tetsuro Tamba. Tetsuro Tamba was 42 in Kwaidan as 'Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 24 2006

Takashi Shimura. Takashi Shimura was 59 in Kwaidan as 'Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Died: Thu, Feb 11 1982

Yoichi Hayashi. Yoichi Hayashi was 22 in Kwaidan as 'Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 14 1942

Eiko Muramatsu. Eiko Muramatsu was 26 in Kwaidan as 'Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 31 1938

Kunie Tanaka. Kunie Tanaka was 32 in Kwaidan as 'Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 24 2021

Kazuo Kitamura. Kazuo Kitamura was 37 in Kwaidan as 'Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 11 1927 –
Died: Sun, May 06 2007

Ichirō Nakatani. Ichirō Nakatani was 34 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 15 1930 –
Died: Thu, Apr 01 2004

Masanori Tomotake. Masanori Tomotake was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tokue Hanazawa. Tokue Hanazawa was 53 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 18 1911 –
Died: Wed, Mar 07 2001

Shizue Natsukawa. Shizue Natsukawa was 55 in Kwaidan as 'Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 09 1909 –
Died: Sun, Jan 24 1999

Shin Tatsuoka. Shin Tatsuoka was 60 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 16 1904 –
Died: Sat, Oct 15 1983

Makiko Kitashiro. Makiko Kitashiro was 46 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 26 1918 –
Died: Fri, Feb 24 1995

Masakazu Kuwayama. Masakazu Kuwayama was 42 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 04 1983

Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru. Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru was 63 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 10 1901 –
Died: Wed, Jul 05 1989

Akira Tani. Akira Tani was 54 in Kwaidan as 'Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1910 –
Died: Thu, Aug 11 1966

Yōsuke Kondō. Yōsuke Kondō was 31 in Kwaidan as 'Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Aug 08 1933 –
Died: Fri, Nov 01 2024

Kiyoshi Yamamoto. Kiyoshi Yamamoto was 13 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Aug 14 1978

Kinji Omino. Kinji Omino was 28 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1936

Atsuo Nakamura. Atsuo Nakamura was 24 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 18 1940

Ginzô Sekiguchi. Ginzô Sekiguchi was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Akio Miyabe. Akio Miyabe was 33 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 26 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jun 17 2006

Gen'ya Nagai. Gen'ya Nagai was 39 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Oct 28 1925

Toru Uchida. Toru Uchida was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hikaru Jinno. Hikaru Jinno was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Toshio Fukuhara. Toshio Fukuhara was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kirô Abe. Kirô Abe was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Toshiro Yagi. Toshiro Yagi was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yuriko Abe. Yuriko Abe was 31 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 11 1933

Yuri Satô. Yuri Satô was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kyōichi Satō. Kyōichi Satō was 28 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Dec 29 1936

Nobuo Aikawa. Nobuo Aikawa was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Taiji Kodama. Taiji Kodama was 22 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, May 15 1942

Nobuaki Maeda. Nobuaki Maeda was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Teruhiko Shibata. Teruhiko Shibata was 21 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 18 1943

Haruo Kaji. Haruo Kaji was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michio Gina. Michio Gina was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Seiji Tabe. Seiji Tabe was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Mitsuko Narita. Mitsuko Narita was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Noriko Mikura. Noriko Mikura was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Aiko Nagayama. Aiko Nagayama was 23 in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jun 21 1941

Michiko Nakahata. Michiko Nakahata was >> in Kwaidan as '(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kan'emon Nakamura. Kan'emon Nakamura was 63 in Kwaidan as 'Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Sat, Feb 02 1901 –
Died: Thu, Sep 21 1989

Osamu Takizawa. Osamu Takizawa was 58 in Kwaidan as 'Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Tue, Nov 13 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jun 22 2000

Haruko Sugimura. Haruko Sugimura was 55 in Kwaidan as 'Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 07 1909 –
Died: Fri, Apr 04 1997

Noboru Nakaya. Noboru Nakaya was 35 in Kwaidan as 'Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Sat, May 04 1929 –
Died: Thu, Nov 16 2006

Seiji Miyaguchi. Seiji Miyaguchi was 51 in Kwaidan as 'Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 14 1913 –
Died: Fri, Apr 12 1985

Kei Satō. Kei Satō was 36 in Kwaidan as 'Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 21 1928 –
Died: Sun, May 02 2010

Shigeru Kōyama. Shigeru Kōyama was 35 in Kwaidan as '(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1929 –
Died: Tue, Jan 03 2017

Jun Tazaki. Jun Tazaki was 51 in Kwaidan as 'Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Aug 28 1913 –
Died: Fri, Oct 18 1985

Junkichi Orimoto. Junkichi Orimoto was 37 in Kwaidan as '(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Feb 09 1927 –
Died: Mon, Mar 18 2019

Akiji Kobayashi. Akiji Kobayashi was 34 in Kwaidan as '(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 06 1930 –
Died: Tue, Aug 27 1996

Yoshirō Aoki. Yoshirō Aoki was 35 in Kwaidan as '(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 20 1929 –
Died: Sun, Sep 03 2000

Isao Tamagawa. Isao Tamagawa was 42 in Kwaidan as '(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1922 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 2004

Hideyo Amamoto. Hideyo Amamoto was 39 in Kwaidan as '(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 02 1926 –
Died: Sun, Mar 23 2003

Ganjirō Nakamura II. Ganjirō Nakamura II was 62 in Kwaidan as 'Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 17 1902 –
Died: Wed, Apr 13 1983

Crew

Masaki Kobayashi. Masaki Kobayashi was 48 in Kwaidan as 'Director'

Birthday: Mon, Feb 14 1916 –
Died: Fri, Oct 04 1996

Naotake Satsumoto. Naotake Satsumoto was >> in Kwaidan as 'Assistant Art Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Gô Yoshida. Gô Yoshida was >> in Kwaidan as 'First Assistant Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yōko Mizuki. Yōko Mizuki was 54 in Kwaidan as 'Screenplay'

Birthday: Thu, Aug 25 1910 –
Died: Tue, Apr 08 2003

Shigeru Wakatsuki. Shigeru Wakatsuki was >> in Kwaidan as 'Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hisashi Sagara. Hisashi Sagara was >> in Kwaidan as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Junichirô Ôsaka. Junichirô Ôsaka was >> in Kwaidan as 'Assistant Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Toru Takemitsu. Toru Takemitsu was 34 in Kwaidan as 'Original Music Composer, Sound Designer'

Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1930 –
Died: Tue, Feb 20 1996

Kinji Tsuruda. Kinji Tsuruda was >> in Kwaidan as 'Musician'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yoshio Miyajima. Yoshio Miyajima was 55 in Kwaidan as 'Cinematography'

Birthday: Wed, Feb 03 1909 –
Died: Sat, Feb 21 1998

Lafcadio Hearn. Lafcadio Hearn would have been no older than 54 in Kwaidan as 'Novel'

Birthday: Thu, Jun 27 1850 –
Died: Mon, Sep 26 1904

Shigemasa Toda. Shigemasa Toda was 36 in Kwaidan as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Fri, Feb 03 1928 –
Died: Sun, Jan 25 1987

Dai Arakawa. Dai Arakawa was >> in Kwaidan as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eiko Yoshida. Eiko Yoshida was >> in Kwaidan as 'Continuity'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hideo Nishizaki. Hideo Nishizaki was >> in Kwaidan as 'Sound'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Feb 21 2000

Ayako Sakurai. Ayako Sakurai was >> in Kwaidan as 'Hairstylist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kiyoshi Awazu. Kiyoshi Awazu was 35 in Kwaidan as 'Title Designer'

Birthday: Tue, Feb 19 1929 –
Died: Tue, Apr 28 2009

Yôichi Ukita. Yôichi Ukita was >> in Kwaidan as 'Production Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Masahiro Katō. Masahiro Katō was >> in Kwaidan as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Akira Aomatsu. Akira Aomatsu was >> in Kwaidan as 'Gaffer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Shigenosuke Okuyama. Shigenosuke Okuyama was >> in Kwaidan as 'Sound Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Shôjirô Kamohara. Shôjirô Kamohara was >> in Kwaidan as 'Second Assistant Camera'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yasuhiro Yoshioka. Yasuhiro Yoshioka was >> in Kwaidan as 'Still Photographer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Apr 17 2002

Tadanosuke Sumida. Tadanosuke Sumida was >> in Kwaidan as 'Researcher'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Shigeru Takagi. Shigeru Takagi was >> in Kwaidan as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kazuo Kuwahara. Kazuo Kuwahara was >> in Kwaidan as 'Production Supervisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tatsuo Hotta. Tatsuo Hotta was >> in Kwaidan as 'Martial Arts Choreographer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Toshiyuki Isobe. Toshiyuki Isobe was >> in Kwaidan as 'Assistant Camera'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kuniharu Akiyama. Kuniharu Akiyama was >> in Kwaidan as 'Sound Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kazutoshi Yagihashi. Kazutoshi Yagihashi was >> in Kwaidan as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Masaharu Shioda. Masaharu Shioda was >> in Kwaidan as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Shigeyuki Sekine. Shigeyuki Sekine was >> in Kwaidan as 'Colorist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michiyoshi Takashima. Michiyoshi Takashima was >> in Kwaidan as 'Executive In Charge Of Production'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Akira Suzuki. Akira Suzuki was >> in Kwaidan as 'Sound Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Yoshio Ueno. Yoshio Ueno was >> in Kwaidan as 'Costume Consultant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kiyoharu Matsuno. Kiyoharu Matsuno was >> in Kwaidan as 'Set Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday