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Summary

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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Cast

  • Michiyo Aratama

    Michiyo Aratama

    First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

  • Rentaro Mikuni

    Rentaro Mikuni

    Husband (segment "The Black Hair")

  • Misako Watanabe

    Misako Watanabe

    Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

  • Kenjirō Ishiyama

    Kenjirō Ishiyama

    Father (segment "The Black Hair")

  • Fumie Kitahara

    Fumie Kitahara

    (segment "The Black Hair")

  • Otome Tsukimiya

    Otome Tsukimiya

    (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)

  • Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya Nakadai

    Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Keiko Kishi

    Keiko Kishi

    Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Yūko Mochizuki

    Yūko Mochizuki

    Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Kin Sugai

    Kin Sugai

    Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Noriko Sengoku

    Noriko Sengoku

    Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Akiko Nomura

    Akiko Nomura

    (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

  • Torahiko Hamada

    Torahiko Hamada

    (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

  • Jun Hamamura

    Jun Hamamura

    (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

  • Katsuo Nakamura

    Katsuo Nakamura

    Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Tetsuro Tamba

    Tetsuro Tamba

    Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

    Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Yoichi Hayashi

    Yoichi Hayashi

    Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Eiko Muramatsu

    Eiko Muramatsu

    Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Kunie Tanaka

    Kunie Tanaka

    Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Kazuo Kitamura

    Kazuo Kitamura

    Tomomori (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

  • Ichirō Nakatani

    Ichirō Nakatani

    (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Tokue Hanazawa

    Tokue Hanazawa

    (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Shizue Natsukawa

    Shizue Natsukawa

    Tokiko (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Akira Tani

    Akira Tani

    Huntsman #2 (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Yousuke Kondou

    Yousuke Kondou

    Benkei (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Atsuo Nakamura

    Atsuo Nakamura

    (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Kyōichi Satō

    Kyōichi Satō

    (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Aiko Nagayama

    Aiko Nagayama

    (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

  • Kan'emon Nakamura

    Kan'emon Nakamura

    Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Osamu Takizawa

    Osamu Takizawa

    Author / Narrator (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Haruko Sugimura

    Haruko Sugimura

    Madame (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Noboru Nakaya

    Noboru Nakaya

    Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji Miyaguchi

    Old Man (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Kei Satō

    Kei Satō

    Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  • Shigeru Kōyama

    Shigeru Kōyama

    (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Jun Tazaki

    Jun Tazaki

    Kannai's Colleague #1 (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Junkichi Orimoto

    Junkichi Orimoto

    (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Akiji Kobayashi

    Akiji Kobayashi

    (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Yoshirō Aoki

    Yoshirō Aoki

    (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Isao Tamagawa

    Isao Tamagawa

    (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Hideyo Amamoto

    Hideyo Amamoto

    (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)

  • Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")