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	Kwaidan (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kwaidan (怪談, Kaidan, 1965) is an anthology film directed by Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi and is based on Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folk tales.
		While Kwaidan is normally put into the horror genre, it is nothing like the vast majority of horror films (though perhaps one could make a few comparisons with a much less gory Suspiria).
		Kobayashi uses an unusual combination of artificial sets and colorful backdrops lit from behind for many of his outdoor scenes, lending them an almost fairy tale-like quality, the graveyard scenes from "Hoichi, the Earless" and the background depicting the giant eye of "The Woman of the Snow" being especially memorable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kwaidan_(film) (237 words)

	Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (often abbreviated to Kwaidan) is a book by Lafcadio Hearn, which features several Japanese ghost stories.
		It was later used as the basis a movie called Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi in 1965.
		Hearn declares in his introduction to the first edition of the book, which he wrote on January 20, 1904, shortly before his death, that most of the these stories were translated from old Japanese texts (probably with the help of his wife, Setsu Koizumi).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kwaidan:_Stories_and_Studies_of_Strange_Things (250 words)

	THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW--
		KWAIDAN ($30) is a haunting Japanese film of the supernatural that contains a quartet of ghostly tales.
		In the hands of director Masaki Kobayashi, KWAIDAN is like a piece of fine art that has been delicately painted onto a canvas with bold colors that stimulate the viewer's eye and draw them into the world he has created.
		Although the stories in KWAIDAN are completely Japanese, they are based upon the writings of Lafcadio Hearn, who was a European by birth.
	www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_reviews/kwaidan-dvd.htm (1160 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Kwaidan: Criterion Collection
		Kwaidan (sometimes transliterated "Kaidan" as well) was published in 1904 and is his best-known collection of these stories.
		The wide scope of the film (2.35:1 aspect ratio, enhanced by Criterion for 16x9) is used by Kobayashi to devastating effect: he moves closely in toward the faces of his actors, capturing their emotional reactions as they contend with the horrors that lurk along the edges of the frame.
		Kwaidan is a film of extremes: long pauses, terrifying bursts of violence, bleak silences, frightening howls.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/kwaidan.php (1512 words)

	Kwaidan
		Kwaidan is a collection of four short supernatural horror stories, based on the writings of a Westerner named Lafcadio Hearn, who moved to Japan and became a Japanese citizen in 1895.
		Kwaidan builds a feeling of impending doom and evokes conflicting emotions as its characters try to deal with their experiences rationally.
		Kwaidan is a long film, clocking in at just under three hours, and likely won't please some people who don't like such langourously paced films.
	www.heroic-cinema.com /reviews/kwaidan (410 words)

	Kwaidan (JAPAN 1964)
		Kwaidan is comprised of four stories introduced by an unseen narrator.
		The fact Kwaidan was relatively unknown in the U.S. until Criterion released their special edition uncut laserdisc and subsequent DVD is a travesty.
		Kwaidan stands alongside Akira Kurosawa's Dreams and Mario Bava's Black Sabbath as one of the best supernatural anthology films ever produced, and is deserving of far more attention than it has received.
	www.lovehkfilm.com /panasia/kwaidan.htm (385 words)

	Amazon.com: Kwaidan (1965) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kwaidan is an engrossing masterpiece of four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lurk.
		Kwaidan was made in the mid-1960s, and at the time, it was the most expensive Japanese film ever made.
		Kwaidan is not horrifying or scary in a "Halloween" or "Scream" manner; rather it creates an uneasy sensation of dread and despair.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302969794?v=glance (2039 words)

	Kwaidan
		Kwaidan communicates the spirit and mystery of that faraway land, yet manages to speak eloquently in universal terms.
		Kwaidan is direct in its approach, short on dialogue and brilliant on image.
		The source material for Kwaidan is excellent with only a sprinkling of age related marking on this laserdisc of the 1964 film.
	www.filmsondisc.com /DVDpages/kwaidan_dvd_review.htm (796 words)

	Kwaidan: The Criterion Collection (1965)
		Ultimately, Kwaidan is a very strong visual experience that fails due to the ordinary nature of its narratives: looks great, less filling.
		Kwaidan appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		Ultimately, the audio of Kwaidan earned a “C-“ due to a combination of the age of the material and the simplicity of the mix.
	www.dvdmg.com /kwaidan.shtml (1233 words)

	Combustible Celluloid film review - Kwaidan (1964), Masaki Kobayashi, Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, dvd review
		Kwaidan has been advertised as a Japanese horror anthology film, like the classic Dead of Night (1945), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), and many others.
		Kwaidan was directed by Masaki Kobayashi, who is perhaps best known for his Human Condition trilogy for co-producing Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den (1970).
		The four segments of Kwaidan were adapted from stories by Lafcadio Hearn, who lived in the United States in the 1860's before moving to Japan.
	www.combustiblecelluloid.com /kwaidan.shtml (835 words)

	Kaidan (1964) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Forget that movie instantly plz. Another film that has nothing to do with this one, but is brilliant and comparable only because of the episode structure, the fairy-tale nature and great cinematography is Kaos (Taviani, 1984).
		Kwaidan has such a haunting effect because of the scary music and the sound effects are unnerving(-ly edited).
		According to the user-rating this is Kobayashi's least interesting work of these three: Joi-uchi, Seppuku, and Kwaidan.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0058279 (447 words)

	criterionforum.org :: View topic - 90 Kwaidan
		I have just looked at the UK Tartan Video VHS of Kwaidan that in the write up on the back states that the film is "presented in its original widescreen ratio and in the long lost European feature length version of 154 minutes".
		"kwaidan" is presumably the original Chinese pronununciation of the kanji used for the title, while "kaidan" is the pronunciation used in modern Japanese.
		Kwaidan has no extras save trailer, Rebellion has 1 goofy-quick interview clip from an element mined elsewhere, and Hara Kiri has one of the bleakest 2-disc sets, containing no commentary and a partial interview segment.
	www.criterionforum.org /forum/viewtopic.php?t=195 (3293 words)

	Kwaidan
		No, Kwaidan isn't the latest giant monster to rise from the sea and demolish Tokyo (although that would've made a cool film, too).
		Instead, "Kwaidan" translates as "Ghost Story." Four of them, to be exact, based upon Japanese folk tales compiled into book form by Lafcadio Hearn in 1904.
		If you've previously heard of the film Kwaidan, chances are it was in relation to this story, and the accompanying image of a man with his face covered in Japanese writing.
	www.net-monster.com /classicfilms_kwaidan.html (2462 words)

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		Consonants roughly approximate their corresponding sounds in English, except for r, which is actually somewhere between r and l (this is why the Japanese have trouble distinguishing between English r and l), and f, which is much closer to h.
		He characterizes Kwaidan as "stories and studies of strange things." A hundred thoughts suggested by the book might be written down, but most of them would begin and end with this fact of strangeness.
		KWAIDAN THE STORY OF MIMI-NASHI-HOICHI More than seven hundred years ago, at Dan-no-ura, in the Straits of Shimonoseki, was fought the last battle of the long contest between the Heike, or Taira clan, and the Genji, or Minamoto clan.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext98/kwidn10.txt (23078 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Kwaidan at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kwaidan is an anthology of four short stories that are really closer to tales of the supernatural than ghost stories.
		The experiences of the author’s wife and the publisher, who see the author’s image in his teacup, lie outside the author’s story but are then added to the story as it was told by Kobayashi to all of us.
		Kwaidan is in Japanese with English subtitles and has a running time of 161 minutes.
	www.epinions.com /content_158384361092 (2732 words)

	DVD of the Week: (6/12/2003): Kwaidan
		Kwaidan features four classic stories from Japanese mythology via Lafcadio Hearn, a Westerner who lived and taught in Japan for most of his life and became a sort of cultural ambassador for that country to the West.
		What is most interesting to me about Kwaidan is that the stories themselves are not immediately frightening in the way that conventional horror movies are frightening -- they don't feature gore or cheap shocks, although that's a welcome relief all by itself.
		They occupy you, both as you watch them and later when they are over and you are left to ruminate on their significance.
	www.thegline.com /dvd-of-the-week/2003/06-12-2003.htm (1165 words)

	Kwaidan - Japanese Movie Review
		The film version of “Kwaidan” contains only four stories, but the storytelling is only the beginning of the project’s worth.
		A lot of time and hard work was put into “Kwaidan” by the director, and much of that was first hand.
		Considering each story as an entity unto itself, the viewer tends to come away with not only a higher level of personal enjoyment, but a higher level of aesthetic pleasure as well.
	www.japan-101.com /reviews/kwaidan.htm (1006 words)

	The Criterion Collection: Kwaidan
		Adapted from traditional Japanese ghost stories, this lavish, widescreen production drew extensively on Kobayashi’s own training as a student of painting and fine arts.
		Kwaidan is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1.
		Created on a High Definition Spirit Datacine, this new digital transfer was mastered from a new composite 35mm low contrast print.
	www.criterionco.com /asp/release.asp?id=90 (105 words)

	eBay - DVD: Kwaidan (UPC: 037429152027) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		KWAIDAN was voted one of the 10 best films of 1965 by the New York Times.
		Kwaidan - Criterion Collection (1965) - NEW DVD
		One of the most creative and visually striking films ever made, Kwaidan demonstrates Kobayashi's astounding craftsmanship with a collection of unforgettable images set to ghastly tales.
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	SaruDama: Kwaidan - The Story of O-Tei - Japanese Folklore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fated love and its power over karmic re-birth is a recurring theme in Japanese film and folk lore.
		In the following tale, however, the bond between lovers is so strong and pure that the fated reincarnation of the lover occurs while the other still lives.
		As told by Lafcadio Hearn in his 1904 Kwaidan, this is a satisfying tale of the ultimate victory of love over death and karma.
	www.sarudama.com /japanese_folklore/o-tei.shtml (1193 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A sensuous and arresting use of color, set design, an wide screen cinematography creates four heart-pounding ghost stories from Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion), one of Japan’s most stylized filmmakers.
		Each lyrical vignette is intensely composed in the style of an ancient scroll painting, but it’s the tone emanating from the editing, eerie soundscape and the characters’ mystical nature that make Kwaidan a truly haunting experience.
		If there were ever instructions assigned to watching a movie at home, Kwaidan’s would read ‘best when viewed alone, late at night, in the dark
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	Kwaidan (Widescreen) - Wal-Mart
		Winner of Special Jury Prize at Cannes, "Kwaidan" features four nightmarish tales in which terror thrives and demons lirk.
		Adapted form traditional ajapanese ghost stories, this lavish, widscreen production drew extensivley on Kobayashi's own training as a student of painting and other fine arts.
		The content is unknown and may be mature.
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	Kwaidan tickets - Kwaidan information - New York
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		Ping Chong's critically acclaimed Kwaidan returns to New York City.
		The legendary conceptualizer and director brings to life three Japanese ghost stories by expatriate American Lafcadio Hearn, who went to Japan in 1890 and never left.
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	Amazon.com: Kwaidan - Criterion Collection: DVD: Rentaro Mikuni,Michiyo Aratama,Misako Watanabe,Tatsuya Nakadai,Keiko ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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	SaruDama: Kwaidan - The Dream of Akinosuke - Japanese Folklore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		SaruDama: Kwaidan - The Dream of Akinosuke - Japanese Folklore
		Recorded in Lafcadio Hearn's classic Kwaidan, The Dream of Akinosuke brings together several strands of traditional folklore around the central premise that even insects can manipulate and possess the human spirit.
		In the case of Akinosuke, he is literally whisked away for what seems to him decades on an adventure involving nobility, love and valour.
	www.sarudama.com /japanese_folklore/kwaidan_-_the_d.shtml (2144 words)

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	Kwaidan - Lafcadio Hearn - Palm Reader eBook
		Kwaidan - Lafcadio Hearn - Palm Reader eBook
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	Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Kwaidan TPB
		Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Kwaidan TPB
		In 12th Century Japan, Lady Orin pines for her warrior lover, Nanko, who has been away in battle.
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