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Kwaidan (Kaidan) (PG)

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kobayashi's lavish and full-colour widescreen production features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk. Kwaidan's tales are adapted from Greek-born Lafcadio Hearn's classic Japanese ghost stories about mortals caught up in forces beyond their comprehension when the supernatural world intervenes in their lives. Breathtakingly photographed entirely on handpainted sets, the spellbinding Kwaidan is an abstract wash of luminescent colours from another world and one of the most meticulously crafted supernatural fantasy films ever made. Screening in 35mm.

Running Time: 183 minutes
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Author: Lafcadio Hearn
Cast: Keiko Kishi