Review of Kwaidan (1965) by Burton — 03 Dec 2007
Despite being one of the longest, slowest moving films I've seen, Kwaidan is also among the best. After reading Lafcadio Hearn's book, from which the stories are adapted, "Hoichi The Earless" was by far my favorite. In the film, Hoichi is phenomenal, but I actually preferred the second story, "The Woman of the Snow" as it was truly the most beautiful, and was definitely intensely creepy (which tends to be the general tone of all four stories, instead of featuring any outright "scares").
Anyway, I highly recommend this, as the photography is some of the best ever put on film, combined with amazing set designs that combine normal film elements with stage influences to create a final product that is reminiscent of a moving painting.
This review of Kwaidan (1965) was written by Burton on 03 Dec 2007.
Kwaidan has generally received very positive reviews.
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