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Kaidan

Kaidan

Kaidan

Kaidan

2007•1h 55m•

★6.3(32 ratings)

DramaHorrorRomance

Overview

Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead

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Main Cast

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Orui

Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki

Shinzaemon Fukami

Léona Hirota

Léona Hirota

Okou

Hitomi Kuroki

Hitomi Kuroki

Toyoshiga

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Oshono

Asaka Seto

Asaka Seto

Oshizu

Kikunosuke Onoe V

Kikunosuke Onoe V

Shinkichi

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Ohisa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Orui's father

Shôji Murakami

Shôji Murakami

Kanzou

Teisui Ichiryûsai

Teisui Ichiryûsai

Storyteller

Taigi Kobayashi

Taigi Kobayashi

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Hideo Nakata
Assistant Director: Ryuichi Saeki

Writing

Screenplay: Satoko Okudera
Novel: Enchô San'yûtei

Production

Executive Producer: Junichi Sakomoto
Casting: Masashi Yamaguchi

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Kenji Kawai
Music Producer: Yoshida Tsugunori
Theme Song Performance: Ayumi Hamasaki
Sound Recordist: Hidetoshi Nonaka
Sound Mixer: Kiyoshi Kakizawa
Sound Effects: Kenji Shibasaki

Cinematography

Camera Operator: Junichiro Hayashi

Editing

Editor: Nobuyuki Takahashi

Art Direction

Art Direction: Yohei Taneda
Art Direction: Kyouko Yauchi
Decorator: Yoshihito Akatsuka

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Kazuko Kurosawa
Special Effects Makeup Artist: Yo Yamada

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Hashimoto Mitsuaki

Keywords

samuraijidaigekiedo period

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Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "怪談" (JA).

#2

The production budget was $5.0M.

#3

The runtime is 115 minutes (1h 55m).

#4

The film was directed by Hideo Nakata.

#5

The screenplay was written by Satoko Okudera.

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The score was composed by Kenji Kawai.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0844319.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

32 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

怪談

Status:

Released

Language:

Deutsch, 日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Budget:

$5,000,000

Production Companies:

Kaidan Seisaku Iinkai

Avex Entertainment

Avex Entertainment

Eisei Gekijo

Eisei Gekijo

Yahoo! Japan

Yahoo! Japan

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

TV Asahi

TV Asahi

Xanadeux Company

OZ

Media Factory

Media Factory

Shochiku

Shochiku