Cast of Kwaidan

24 credited, in billing order.

Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratamaas First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikunias Husband (segment "The Black Hair")
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabeas Second Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyamaas Father (segment "The Black Hair")
Ranko Akagi
Ranko Akagias Mother (segment "The Black Hair")
Fumie Kitahara
Fumie Kitaharaas (segment "The Black Hair")
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumotoas (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Yoshiko Ieda
Yoshiko Iedaas (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Otome Tsukimiya
Otome Tsukimiyaas (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kenzō Tanaka
Kenzō Tanakaas (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Nakano
Kiyoshi Nakanoas (segment "The Black Hair") (uncredited)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadaias Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishias Yuki the Snow Maiden (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizukias Minokichi's Mother (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugaias Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengokuas Village Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Akiko Nomura
Akiko Nomuraas (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamadaas (segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamuraas (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamuraas Hoichi (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tambaas Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimuraas Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Yoichi Hayashi
Yoichi Hayashias Attendant (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Eiko Muramatsu
Eiko Muramatsuas Kenreiinmon (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Crew

Masaki KobayashiMasaki KobayashiDirectorYōko MizukiYōko MizukiScreenplayShigeru WakatsukiProducerToru TakemitsuToru TakemitsuOriginal Music ComposerYoshio MiyajimaYoshio MiyajimaDirector of PhotographyHisashi SagaraEditor

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