Kwaidan (4K Restoration)

MUST END OCTOBER 4

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning “ghost story,” this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior’s reflection in his teacup.

ENTHRALLING… WEAVES A SPELL OF ENCHANTMENT.”
– Los Angeles Times

“An assembly of ghost stories that is among the most beautiful films I’ve seen.”
– RogerEbert.com

Kwaidan kicks off Beautiful Nightmares, a journey into some of the strangest and most beautiful corners of Japanese horror cinema, continuing this fall at New People Cinema in Japantown.