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