Join us for a discussion of Kwaidan, Masaki Kobayashi’s extraordinary anthology of four Japanese ghost stories adapted from the writings of Lafcadio Hearn. A film of haunting beauty, Kwaidan transforms traditional Japanese folklore into a hypnotic cinematic experience through its artificial landscapes, striking colours, theatrical compositions, and unsettling sound design. Rather than relying on conventional horror, Kobayashi creates a world where the supernatural emerges through silence, stillness, ritual, and the uncanny beauty of the image. We’ll discuss how the film uses colour, framing,…
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