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KWAIDAN

Name: KWAIDAN
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-12-02

Documentary12m

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91%

Tomatometer

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89%

Popcornmeter

Details

DirectorClaus Canddie

ReleasedDec 2, 2022

StatusReleased

Original languagePortuguese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12BR

Studio

Cast

Isabella Michelsen

Narração

Claus Canddie

Narração

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Exquisitely designed and fastidiously ornate, Masaki Kobayashi's ambitious anthology operates less as a frightening example of horror and more as a meditative tribute to Japanese folklore.”

91% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Wanda Hale

RTNew York Daily NewsSep 20, 2021

An artistic triumph for the director Masaki Kobayashi, his cameramen and his art directors.

William J. Nazzaro

RTArizona RepublicSep 20, 2021

Kwaidan is not for everyone. It is for the lover of the offbeat and eerie. It is a film you will not soon forget.

Kevin Thomas

RTLos Angeles TimesSep 20, 2021

This awesome and enthralling Japanese [film] weaves a spell of enchantment with its weird stories, which unfold amidst settings of surrealistic splendor that have been photographed in the most breathtaking color since Gate of Hell.

Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comMar 6, 2024

…rewards adventurous viewers with haunting, timeless ideas and luminous images…this absorbing folk-tale is rendered in a painterly manner by director Masaki Kobayashi and the overall effect is somehow soothing rather than disturbing...