Drama ·Horror ·Romance · Japan · 2007 · 1h 55m

Kaidan

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Kaidan poster
Director
Hideo Nakata
Cast
Kumiko Aso as Orui Takaaki Enoki as Shinzaemon Fukami Léona Hirota as Okou Hitomi Kuroki as Toyoshiga Tae Kimura as Oshono Asaka Seto as Oshizu
Crew
Nobuyuki Takahashi — Editor Kenji Kawai — Original Music Composer Satoko Okudera — Screenplay Enchô San'yûtei — Novel Kazuko Kurosawa — Costume Design
Synopsis

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

Trailer Kaidan — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
samuraijidaigekiedo period
Key Collaborators
Hideo Nakata Director Nobuyuki Takahashi Editor Kenji Kawai Original Music Composer Satoko Okudera Screenplay Enchô San'yûtei Novel Kazuko Kurosawa Costume Design
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