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Bleu Poster

9Dec11

I always wondered what it would be like, ages before cinema, to listen to a bard sing. Now I know.

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Pierluigi Puccini

31Oct11

It takes real talent in an artist to make a ghost story scary and poetic, and here are four of them. Before, only in the Powell/Pressburger films I had seen such pictorial beauty.

Nemsitsveridze

27Sep11

Just seen a trailer! Wow!! a new kind of visual art to me and Surrealism... Can't wait to see film!!

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Zachary Curl

15Sep11

i can't imagine what people don't see in this movie. Kwaiden includes some of my favorite scenes ever put to film.

Dionisius Amendola

12Sep11

Ok...its nota scary movie, folks...four tales of supernatural and beautiful images (the skies are pure Hiroshige).

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Prabs

29Jul11

I thought this would be brilliant, with it's art set and ghost theme, made by kobayashi but was actually quite disappoiting watch.

Marcus Killerby

11Jul11

Cannot forgive Criterion for releasing this highly incomplete

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EGGSALAD

29Jun11

よかった

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Dave

30May11

Looks incredible, but the quality of each segment is a bit uneven.

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Graveyard Poet

18Mar11

This hypnotic, spellbinding, and otherworldly Japanese ghost story anthology is the most beautifully composed and artistic horror film you will ever see. Colors, sets, and wide screen create a uniquely meditative mood in this subtle and reflective masterpiece with textures out of a painting.

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kelvanE

8Feb11

Lavish sets, colorful and definitely freeze-frame worthy.

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Chocnut

17Dec10

It's like you can pause Kwaidan any moment and make a great poster out of it

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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi

30Aug10

This lavish production is certainly a feast for the eyes, words cannot describe how visually ravishing these four ghost stories are. And boy are there some incredible sequences. However the actual stories themselves range from mediocre to great, and it feels like the film lacks edge, it really doesn't suck the viewer in all too well, but it's still entertaining and well worth watching for the visuals alone.

Falcore

28Aug10

kjoaghjsdfgiulgherjpoigejriulahah goodness

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Austin B.

16Jul10

Visually excellent, even stunning at times. But, oh, the pace is horribly slow! There is no justification for this film's running time. For a film about stories, this film sure sacrifices a lot of plot for visual effects.

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Paul

12Jul10

Opening credit sequence alone is worth the watch. Haunting (surprise) and beautiful ghost stories!

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Addiena of Mubi land

11Jun10

well @ comment below, obviously not a fan of classic horror, eh?? Not even close as boring I say. One hell of a beautiful & stunning visuals. eerie, atmospheric and although it didn't count on special effects and long black haired women with white dress or pale kids running around popping on and off throughout with blasting music as they appear, this quite a unique experience, dreamy but lively. Way ahead of other classic horror of its time.

Andhika Eka Buana

11Jun10

long, boring, and yeah, like gory said, not a single bit of scary moments

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gory™

7Jun10

not as scary as i expected, but still it's really beautiful!!

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McNulty

7Jun10

Scary?? Ehhh not really. But if you want to watch an anthology of 3 Japanese Folklore ghost stories you'll definitely enjoy this. Just remember sometimes it's very slow......but the VISUALS....the paintings....the sounds is what makes this movie. The story with the blind monk has some very MEMORABLE scenes....I won't ruin it but it involves ghosts and floating fireballs in a cemetary. I honestly thought this shit would be a masterpiece...because I am a horror fan...and I want shit to scare me!! But it was still a good experience....and I didn't have to pay for shit!

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MostlyDead

6Dec09

I was confused by the ending of the last story, but then, that's what you get for making a film version of something that's unfinished.

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Daniel S.

3Dec09

Going past the pure fantastic genre, KWAIDAN is a masterpiece. The ghost stories chosen by Kobayashi handle universal themes one could find for instance in Guy de Maupassant’s or Nicolas Gogol’s short stories. Snowy landscapes, forests and cemeteries are also settings conducive to the soul’s rovings. In short, the viewer is not confused in front of these stories, he recognizes them because he already heard them during his childhood but told differently. The stylized sets chosen by Kobayashi to present these stories are unique and reveal a true artist. Indispensable.

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Mugino

19Aug09

The ghost stories that Kobayashi chose are familiar to most Japanese children. I first saw this film as a child, and even while knowing how the stories ended, it still scared the crap out of me. As an adult, I have come to appreciate the artistry and haunting beauty of this film.

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Joriah Goad

12Jun09

Without question one of cinema's finest artistic achievements. Masaki Kobayashi’s Kwaidan is perhaps the ultimate Japanese film for me; the sets and camera work are breathtaking, the stories get inside you like a disease; as unforgettable and incurable as a roadside wreck. A masterpiece that must be seen to be believed; as flawless as they come.

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Crap Monster

3Feb09

As strange as it seems to mention, as much as I liked the anthology itself, I loved the title sequence to this film...

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Phil Worfel

4Dec08

Had the pleasure of showing this twice during a festival and audiences loved it as much as I did. The Criterion transfer is of course stunning and the visuals in the film are unique and terrifying! Well worth a Halloween rental or any other day of the year.