Kwaidan*

• 1964 ----- color ----- 161 min ----- vhs
• (Directed by Masaki Kobayashi) A collection of Japanese horror stories. "The Black Hair"--A samurai finally returns to his abandoned wife; after their first night together, he wakes up to a-- "The Woman of the Snow:--A beautiful vampire spares a young man who promises to keep her secret; years later he tells his wife and-- "Hoichi the Earless"--A blind monk is summoned to a cemetary by a family of ghosts who-- "In a Cup of Tea"--A writer sees sees the reflection of a stranger in a cup of tea-- (In Japanese with English subtitles) (Restricted to classroom use only)
• Topics: (Asian Languages and Literature, Motion Pictures: Features)