Kaidan

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

Cast

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  Kumiko Aso

  Orui

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  Takaaki Enoki

  Shinzaemon Fukami

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  Léona Hirota

  Okou

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  Hitomi Kuroki

  Toyoshiga

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  Tae Kimura

  Oshono

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  Asaka Seto

  Oshizu

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  Kikunosuke Onoe V

  Shinkichi

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  Mao Inoue

  Ohisa

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  Masahiko Tsugawa

  Orui's father

• Shôji Murakami

  Kanzou

• Teisui Ichiryûsai

  Storyteller

• Taigi Kobayashi

Crew

Director

Hideo Nakata

Writer

Satoko Okudera

Music

Kenji Kawai

Effects Makeup

Yo Yamada