Kaidan
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- Movie: Kaidan
- Romaji: Kaidan
- Japanese: 怪談
- Director: Hideo Nakata
- Writer: Satoko Okudera (screenplay), Encho San'yuutei (story)
- Producer: Takashige Ichise, Junichi Sakomoto, Teruki Matsumoto, Junichi Kitagawa, Hiroyuki Inada, Takero Hisamatsu, Ryuhei Chiba, Hiroki Numata, Keiji Kameyama, Hiroaki Kitano
- Cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
- Release Date: August 4, 2007
- Genre: Drama / Horror
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Distributor: Shochiku, Xanadeux
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
250 years ago. Soetsu, a humble moneylender, is murdered by Shinzaemon, a cruel samurai, and his body is disposed of in Kasane-ga-fuchi - the pool of a snaking river where, legend has it, those who sink into the water will never float to the surface again. 20 years later, in a chance encounter, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu, and they fall in love. When Toyoshiga dies from a strange disease, Shinkichi finds that not only is he unable to avoid the mysterious fatality of the past and Toyoshiga's tenacious love for him, but he is also forced to confront the ghostly truths held by Kasane-ga-fuchi.
Cast
- Kikunosuke Onoe - Shinkichi
- Hitomi Kuroki - Toyoshiga
- Mao Inoue - Ohisa
- Kumiko Aso - Orui
- Tae Kimura - Oshono
- Asaka Seto - Oshizu
- Masahiko Tsugawa
- Takaaki Enoki
- Reona Hirota
- Ken Mitsuishi
- Shoji Murakami
- Naomasa Musaka
- Taeko Nishino
- Yumi Shimizu
- Mie Suzuki
- Yurei Yanagi
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Film Festivals
- 2008 (10th) Udine Far East Film - April 18th-26th
- 2008 (41st) Sitges Film Festival - October 2nd-10th
