Kaidan
6.1
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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Cast
18 people
Kumiko Aso
Orui
Known for
Pulse
Mirai
Takaaki Enoki
Shinzaemon Fukami
Also in
Love of Sage
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Léona Hirota
Okou
Known for
Adrift in Tokyo
Hitomi Kuroki
Toyoshiga
Known for
Dark Water
When Marnie Was There
Tae Kimura
Oshono
Known for
House of Ninjas
Infection
Asaka Seto
Oshizu
Known for
Death Note
One Missed Call 2
Kikugoro Onoe VIII
Shinkichi
Also in
La Grande Maison Tokyo
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Mao Inoue
Ohisa
Known for
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
I Give My First Love to You
Masahiko Tsugawa
Orui's father
Known for
The Boy and the Beast
Crazed Fruit
Shôji Murakami
Kanzou
Also in
By Rule of Crow's Thumb
Trick the Movie: Last Stage
Teisui Ichiryûsai
Storyteller
Also in
Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan: The Anime
The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Taigi Kobayashi
Also in
The Grudge
Zatoichi
Hideo Nakata Director · Satoko Okudera Screenplay Enchô San'yûtei Author
Budget $5M · First release August 4, 2007 · Produced in Japan
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Budget
$5,000,000
Production
Kaidan Seisaku Iinkai
Production
Avex Entertainment
Production
Eisei Gekijo
Production
Yahoo! Japan
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Xanadeux Company
Production
OZ
Production
Media Factory
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
怪談
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
German · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 4, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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