Guillermo Del Toro talking about Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn

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3 жыл бұрын

Kwaidan (怪談, Kaidan, literally "ghost stories") is a 1965 Japanese anthology horror film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is based on stories from Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folk tales.

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@theboss12390 10 күн бұрын

I'm from Norway and have started watching a few old japanese films this winter, loved RAN, then i stumbled over this film and i'm turning this on for the first time, Cant wait excited!

@dokapin100 2 жыл бұрын

Youkai is neither a ghost nor a monster, but something that is created and passed down through the stories of our ancestors in order for the Japanese people to correct their minds and hearts in their daily lives. Even though we cannot see them, they are important for us to live together in awe of nature, tools, and phenomena. This is the reason why we can cope with natural disasters without fuss. The idea that if we harm others or other living things, it will surely come back to us is not a belief, but an unconscious flow that has been engraved in our hearts. This mentality is often strongly expressed in anime and special effects movies. It is the very form of the Japanese people themselves, and Japanese people subconsciously know this. This is the reason why harmony can be achieved regardless of religion.

@i.r.3231 Жыл бұрын

The lady in snow made me cry! Beautiful storytelling! Another one I like is Hoichi the earless...Beautiful music!

@KazuyaTaki-ui3fv 5 ай бұрын

No amount of CGI could make a film like this. In fact, no one has made one since.

@sandramorey2529 2 жыл бұрын

It is a wonderful movie from a wonderful book of short stories. It is 4 tales of ancient Japan. Particularly strange and beautiful is "Hoichi, the Earless" and I forget the name of the first story, but it scared the bleep out of me. I own the book, but sure would like to see the film again, particularly around Halloween.

@The1Dragonprincess Жыл бұрын

The Black Hair, I think is the first one.

@tterrab999 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic indoor set design and lighting. At times a very experimental soundtrack I think influenced by No theater. One of the best films I've ever seen to capture the many layers of Japanese art, literature and culture.

@DC-gh1ds 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend just watching the film as soon as you can.

@RaoulLeDegueu 3 жыл бұрын

what is you favorite story ? (mine is winter ghost story)

@sebastiaosalgado1979 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know in which site we can watch it online/streaming?

@sebastiaosalgado1979 3 жыл бұрын

@@Aleikey I found it on Stremio, thanks.

@Grandmastergav86 2 жыл бұрын

it was assembled with a level of care and attention to detail that's seldom, if ever, witnessed these days, a seminal work. Baffles me why people won't watch "old" films but it also explains, in part, why modern films are (mostly) so terrible.

@denverdubois5835 Жыл бұрын

@@RaoulLeDegueu The first one. So spectral, dark and unsettling...the repeated sound of her loom clacking in the otherwise absolute silence of the decaying old house literally made me jump several times....it's a classic ghost story and much more. The actress who played the wife was beyond brilliant. You feel so sorry for her, but as the story progresses, you gradually begin to find her absolutely terrifying.

@deliriumbee4678 Жыл бұрын

Lefkadio Hern has wrote some amazing story's 💕

@chiwhiner 2 жыл бұрын

One of those movies you should really see on the biggest screen you can.

@purplehaze2250 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a beautiful film. I’ve shown it to my friends when they want something more than a Netflix Twinkie film lol

@Grandmastergav86 2 жыл бұрын

it's a masterpiece, I watch it every Christmas.

@irishelk3 2 жыл бұрын

From Dublin!. I go past his childhood home on the bus every time i'm in the city, its on Gardiner Street, trendy back in the 1850's, not so much now.

@Jamesbaxter33 5 ай бұрын

I went to his house in Matsue, Hern that is. The one he lived in before he moved to Tokyo, it's almost right under Matsue castle. It struck me as a very esteemed location to be so close to the castle. I'm currently reading a collection on his lesson known stories. It seems amazing to me that he discovered Japan later in life (I think he was about 40 when he moved there?) but still was curious and thirsty for new experiences. A lot of people would probably set in their ways and not as open as he was.

@user-bs6qr7sc4g 3 ай бұрын

雪女が好きです。 i like the story of yuki-onna.

@VictorMetske 3 жыл бұрын

Aaah! Sudden Adam Savage!

@richardwhite2921 2 жыл бұрын

Adam after watching it and reflecting on what Guillermo said, “Myth confirmed!!”

@alecazcall8310 8 ай бұрын

Con solo leer un solo libro de Lafcadio y sus impresiones de Japón ya lo vuelven uno de mis escritores favoritos !

@linostephanomonroyvazquez2489 3 жыл бұрын

Many people expect him to make movies based on novels like The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, The Last Unicorn and Two Hearts by Peter S. Beagle and The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King.

@natashafincher9696 2 жыл бұрын

I purchased this movie on KZfaq it's so good

@chaosfive55 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this movie.

@jeffjeff4477 2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@manura02 Ай бұрын

Yu Can Heard thé song named , an Epic one: thé battle of Dan no Ura.

@rileyfrady7469 8 ай бұрын

i watched this movie before i moved to japan and learned japanese. i can garuntee its hands down insane af to this date and worth any amateur/upcoming/goated critique to watch it. it WILL stick with you with for a while be warned

@AndreaTornese Жыл бұрын

I still wonderful if the forest full of eyes was somehow influence by Hitchcock's Spellbound. These are the only two movies I can think of which used this original scenery solution.