dead breed
01-31-2008, 03:12 PM
Anyone see this? Is it worth a buy or dl?
Kwaidan is an anthology based upon four short stories culled from the work of Lafcadio Hearn. The stories are from selected works, but two of the tales and the name come from his book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things a collection of westernized versions of Japanese folk tales first published in the early 1900s.
The first story Black Hair follows a young Samurai as he deserts his old life and his wife in Kyoto and marries into a powerful family. Plagued by guilt and remorse he finds himself heading back to his old home in an attempt to make amends.
The second story The Woman of the Snow is about a young woodcutter who finds himself having to deal with a frost ghost after he seeks shelter during a particularly violent storm.
The third story Hoichi the Earless is about a blind singer who is coerced into performing to a rapt audience of ghostly warriors.
The final story In A Cup Of Tea concerns a guard who manages to anger a spirit inhabiting his drinking cup.
http://chud.com/articles/articles/13438/1/DVD-REVIEW-KWAIDAN---CRITERION-COLECTION---REGION-2/Page1.html
http://imdb.com/title/tt0058279/
Kwaidan is an anthology based upon four short stories culled from the work of Lafcadio Hearn. The stories are from selected works, but two of the tales and the name come from his book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things a collection of westernized versions of Japanese folk tales first published in the early 1900s.
The first story Black Hair follows a young Samurai as he deserts his old life and his wife in Kyoto and marries into a powerful family. Plagued by guilt and remorse he finds himself heading back to his old home in an attempt to make amends.
The second story The Woman of the Snow is about a young woodcutter who finds himself having to deal with a frost ghost after he seeks shelter during a particularly violent storm.
The third story Hoichi the Earless is about a blind singer who is coerced into performing to a rapt audience of ghostly warriors.
The final story In A Cup Of Tea concerns a guard who manages to anger a spirit inhabiting his drinking cup.
http://chud.com/articles/articles/13438/1/DVD-REVIEW-KWAIDAN---CRITERION-COLECTION---REGION-2/Page1.html
http://imdb.com/title/tt0058279/