Kwaidan

Snowy forest. A single breath. Desperate men huddle around a fire, trading strange stories to stave off the cold. Marital discord, ghostly vengeance, and spectral visitations follow. Kobayashi's widescreen ghost stories are best savored late at night.

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Masaki Kobayashi directed Kwaidan in 1965. See Masaki Kobayashi's full filmography, where to start with Masaki Kobayashi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masaki Kobayashi.

Kwaidan was released in 1965 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 183 minutes.