This film contains four distinct, separate stories. "Black Hair": A poor samurai who divorces his true love to marry for money, but finds the marriage disastrous and returns to his old wife, only to discover something eerie about her. "The Woman in the Snow": Stranded in a snowstorm, a woodcutter meets an icy spirit in the form of a woman spares his life on the condition that he never tell anyone about her. A decade later he forgets his promise. "Hoichi the Earless": Hoichi i... (Full plot summary below)
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This film contains four distinct, separate stories. "Black Hair": A poor samurai who divorces his true love to marry for money, but finds the marriage disastrous and returns to his old wife, only to discover something eerie about her. "The Woman in the Snow": Stranded in a snowstorm, a woodcutter meets an icy spirit in the form of a woman spares his life on the condition that he never tell anyone about her. A decade later he forgets his promise. "Hoichi the Earless": Hoichi is a blind musician, living in a monastery who sings so well that a ghostly imperial court commands him to perform the epic ballad of their death battle for them. But the ghosts are draining away his life, and the monks set out to protect him by writing a holy mantra over his body to make him invisible to the ghosts. But they've forgotten something. "In a Cup of Tea": a writer tells the story of a man who keep seeing a mysterious face reflected in his cup of tea.
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| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostThe fairy tale "Woman of Snow" is better than the other three horror segments. |
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerIt's not scary or particularly unsettling apart for a few exquisitely created images. It is, however, breathtakingly lovely, visually composed like a painting... |
| Senses of CinemaGwendolyn Audrey FosterKwaidan is a psychological horror film for those who are seeking an utterly immersive experience. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka visually ravishing film that employs dazzling color palettes and carefully composed widescreen photography to bring the viewer into an entirely supernatural world |
| Alternate EndingTim BraytonA film that captures something deep and real about the remoteness of traditional folklore. |
| The Movie SleuthMichelle KisnerKwaidan is one of the most beautiful and haunting pieces of art I have ever seen. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonWe've grown accustomed to more violent, more suspenseful, and scarier stories than these, but there's no questioning the quality of this film. |
| Time OutTony RaynsIt is a compendium of four ghost stories adapted from Lafcadio Hearn, so determinedly aesthetic in their design and style that horror frissons hardly get a look in. Very beautiful, though. |
| Window to the MoviesJeffrey ChenThey're not likely to scare you outright, but hopefully you too can appreciate the craft and artistry with which they are told. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA colorfully exotic offering but lacks the visceral power to explore the horror genre. |
