KENJI SETS OFF IN SEARCH OF GHOSTS

“Respect ghosts and gods, but keep away from them” (Confucius, 孔丘 Kǒng Qiū)

Hoichi gets protection against the ghosts of the Taira Clan in Kwaidan

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Ghosts tend to get a bad press but they’re surely not all bad. Many are far from malicious, they often seek company or love in their loneliness, can be enchanting and seductive, but also to be pitied; humans can prove disappointing or react most unhelpfully. In Mani Kaul’s film Duvidha i preferred the ghost to the...