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Kaidan-eiga

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“Kaidan (怪談) (sometimes transliterated kwaidan) is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 (kai) meaning ‘strange, mysterious, rare or bewitching apparition’ and 談 (dan) meaning ‘talk’ or ‘recited narrative.’ In its broadest sense, kaidan refers to any ghost or horror story, but it has an old-fashioned ring to it that carries the connotation of Edo period Japanese folktales.”—Wikipedia

Some essential kaidan-eiga which are missing in mubi database:
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit (1967)
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
Ghost in the Well (1957)
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