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** "The Woman of the Snow": [[spoiler:After ten years of marital bliss, Minokichi tells his wife about his encounter with the {{Yukionna}}. She then reveals she ''is'' the Yuki-onna, and abandons him in a rage, threatening to kill him if he harms their children. In his grief, Minokichi leaves out a pair of sandals he made for his wife, and ohs takes them, indicating she's not happy with the situation either.]]
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** "The Woman of the Snow": [[spoiler:After ten years of marital bliss, Minokichi tells his wife about his encounter with the {{Yukionna}}. She then reveals she ''is'' the Yuki-onna, and abandons him in a rage, threatening to kill him if he ever harms their children. In his grief, Minokichi leaves out a pair of sandals he made for his wife, and ohs takes them, indicating she's not happy with the situation either.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Minokichi's wife Yuki reveals herself as the Yuki-onna he met ten years ago once he breaks his promise to never tell anyone about her. By all rights and tradition, she should kill him... but she can't bring herself to do so because she genuinely fell for him. She also sincerely loves her children, is grief-stricken to have to leave them and warns Minokichi to never harm them in any way. In his shame and grief, he places sandals he just made for her outside that disappear in the snow, implying she accepts them as a final gift to remember him by.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Minokichi's wife Yuki reveals herself as the Yuki-onna he met ten years ago once he breaks his promise to never tell anyone about her. By all rights and tradition, appearances, she should will kill him... but she can't bring herself to do so because she genuinely fell for him. She also sincerely loves her children, is grief-stricken to have to leave them and warns Minokichi to never harm them in any way. In his shame and grief, he places sandals he just made for her outside that disappear in the snow, implying she accepts them as a final gift to remember him by.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Minokichi's wife reveals herself as the Yukionna he met ten years ago once he breaks his promise to never tell anyone about her. By all rights and tradition, she should kill him... but she can't bring herself to do so because she genuinely fell for him. She also sincerely loves her children, is grief-stricken to have to leave them and warns Minokichi to never harm them in any way.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Minokichi's wife Yuki reveals herself as the Yukionna Yuki-onna he met ten years ago once he breaks his promise to never tell anyone about her. By all rights and tradition, she should kill him... but she can't bring herself to do so because she genuinely fell for him. She also sincerely loves her children, is grief-stricken to have to leave them and warns Minokichi to never harm them in any way. In his shame and grief, he places sandals he just made for her outside that disappear in the snow, implying she accepts them as a final gift to remember him by.]]
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* MamaBear: [[spoiler:The Yukionna is this to her children for certain.]]
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* MamaBear: [[spoiler:The Yukionna is this to her children for certain. She outright states that if any harm comes to them or if Minokichi mistreats them in any way, she will kill him.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Minokichi's wife reveals herself as the Yukionna he met ten years ago once he breaks his promise to never tell anyone about her. By all rights and tradition, she should kill him... but she can't bring herself to do so because she genuinely fell for him. She also sincerely loves her children, is grief-stricken to have to leave them and warns Minokichi to never harm them in any way.]]
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* MamaBear: [[spoiler:The Yukionna is this to her children for certain.]]
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* OneWordTitle: ''Kwaidan''.
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* UntranslatedTitle: ''Kwaidan'' is Japanese for ''Ghost Stories''.
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* BigBad:
** "The Black Hair": [[spoiler:The samurai's first wife, who died after he left her and seeks a terrible vengeance.]]
** "The Woman of the Snow": The {{Yukionna}}, a snow woman who freezes people to death.
** "Hoichi the Earless": Emperor Antoku, who presides over a court of life-draining phantoms.
** "In a Cup of Tea": Heinai Shikibu, a ghost seeking vengeance on the samurai who drank his soul.
** "The Black Hair": [[spoiler:The samurai's first wife, who died after he left her and seeks a terrible vengeance.]]
** "The Woman of the Snow": The {{Yukionna}}, a snow woman who freezes people to death.
** "Hoichi the Earless": Emperor Antoku, who presides over a court of life-draining phantoms.
** "In a Cup of Tea": Heinai Shikibu, a ghost seeking vengeance on the samurai who drank his soul.
* DownerEnding:
** "The Black Hair": [[spoiler:The samurai realizes the folly of his greed and returns to his first wife. After a night of passion with her, he awakens to learn he slept with her corpse, and her vengeful spirit kills him via RapidAging.]]
** "The Woman of the Snow": [[spoiler:After ten years of marital bliss, Minokichi tells his wife about his encounter with the {{Yukionna}}. She then reveals she ''is'' the Yuki-onna, and abandons him in a rage, threatening to kill him if he harms their children. In his grief, Minokichi leaves out a pair of sandals he made for his wife, and ohs takes them, indicating she's not happy with the situation either.]]
** "In a Cup of Tea": [[spoiler:Sekinai gets in an epic battle against Shikibu's retainers, slowly going mad... Cut to the story's publisher looking for the author, who went missing. After finding a note where the writer describes his writer's block, the publisher and the writer's wife are horrified to see the writer's own soul has been trapped in some tea.]]
** "The Black Hair": [[spoiler:The samurai realizes the folly of his greed and returns to his first wife. After a night of passion with her, he awakens to learn he slept with her corpse, and her vengeful spirit kills him via RapidAging.]]
** "The Woman of the Snow": [[spoiler:After ten years of marital bliss, Minokichi tells his wife about his encounter with the {{Yukionna}}. She then reveals she ''is'' the Yuki-onna, and abandons him in a rage, threatening to kill him if he harms their children. In his grief, Minokichi leaves out a pair of sandals he made for his wife, and ohs takes them, indicating she's not happy with the situation either.]]
** "In a Cup of Tea": [[spoiler:Sekinai gets in an epic battle against Shikibu's retainers, slowly going mad... Cut to the story's publisher looking for the author, who went missing. After finding a note where the writer describes his writer's block, the publisher and the writer's wife are horrified to see the writer's own soul has been trapped in some tea.]]
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Generally speaking the Ghosts in ''Kwaidan'' are depicted as having UnfinishedBusiness, are ''vary'' greatly otherwise in terms of powers, personality, and level of aggression.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: "In a Cup of Tea." Can't get much different then being able to ''drink and swallow it'' while it manifests in your tea-cup as a laughing face.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: "In a Cup of Tea." Can't get much different then being able to ''drink and swallow it'' while it manifests in your tea-cup as a laughing face.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Generally speaking These look the Ghosts same as they did in ''Kwaidan'' life, and are depicted as stuck among the living due to UnfinishedBusiness. They can shift between corporeal and incorporeal at will, alongside turning invisible. Otherwise their powers vary greatly, with some even having UnfinishedBusiness, are ''vary'' greatly otherwise in terms of powers, personality, and level of aggression.
the ability to cast illusions or cause RapidAging.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent:"In These resemble their bodies, and can be drank by others. They are not the same as a Cup of Tea." Can't get much different then person's ghost, but the soul being able harmed does harm the ghost.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: {{Yukionna}} are shown to''drink and swallow it'' while it manifests in your tea-cup be vampiric {{Youkai}} as a laughing face. opposed to the ghosts of the rest of the film. They resemble beautiful pale women that absorb people's blood, causing them to freeze to death. They can call upon blizzards, but resemble humans when not doing so. They can even reproduce with humans.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent:
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: {{Yukionna}} are shown to
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* WhiteAndGreyMorality:
** "The Woman of the Snow": Minokichi is shown to be a truly kind man, whose only flaw is breaking a promise he kept for a decade. The {{Yukionna}} is a frightening snow being who freezes people to death, but it's strongly implied this is just part of her nature and [[spoiler:she's also a loving wife and mother]].
** "Hoichi the Earless": Hoichi and the monks are shown to be incredibly kind, with the former's only flaw being a tendency to keep secrets from the latter. The Heike are life-draining ghosts, but also deeply {{Tragic Monster}}s stuck reliving the trauma of their deaths.
** "The Woman of the Snow": Minokichi is shown to be a truly kind man, whose only flaw is breaking a promise he kept for a decade. The {{Yukionna}} is a frightening snow being who freezes people to death, but it's strongly implied this is just part of her nature and [[spoiler:she's also a loving wife and mother]].
** "Hoichi the Earless": Hoichi and the monks are shown to be incredibly kind, with the former's only flaw being a tendency to keep secrets from the latter. The Heike are life-draining ghosts, but also deeply {{Tragic Monster}}s stuck reliving the trauma of their deaths.
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** "Black Hair" The traitorous husband's trip to his new post and wife, which was just alluded too, is added, alongside a glimpse into their horrible married life which sours their relationship. The infamous "haunting" is also heavily expanded from a simple paragraph to a horrifying eight minute sequence.
** "Earless Ho'ichi" already his longest tale get's this most ending at roughly ''an hour and fifteen minutes'' (a length that would make it it's own standalone movie!); it begins with a retelling of the final Genji-Heike battle, only alluded to in the literary version, in full vivid detail, showcasing the mayhem of the naval battle with grim realism and amazing spectacle. The "present" sections are also heavily expanded; the various monks and helpers who were just one offs are turned into real side characters, the day to day life of Hochi and the temple staff are shown and the actual hauntings are also heavily expanded. It also gets an extended epilogue.
** "Earless Ho'ichi" already his longest tale get's this most ending at roughly ''an hour and fifteen minutes'' (a length that would make it it's own standalone movie!); it begins with a retelling of the final Genji-Heike battle, only alluded to in the literary version, in full vivid detail, showcasing the mayhem of the naval battle with grim realism and amazing spectacle. The "present" sections are also heavily expanded; the various monks and helpers who were just one offs are turned into real side characters, the day to day life of Hochi and the temple staff are shown and the actual hauntings are also heavily expanded. It also gets an extended epilogue.
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** "Black Hair" The traitorous husband's trip to his new post and wife, which was just alluded too, to, is added, alongside a glimpse into their horrible married life which sours their relationship. The infamous "haunting" is also heavily expanded from a simple paragraph to a horrifying eight minute sequence.
** "Earless Ho'ichi" already his longest taleget's gets this most most, ending at roughly ''an hour and fifteen minutes'' (a length that would make it it's own standalone movie!); it begins with a retelling of the final Genji-Heike battle, only alluded to in the literary version, in full vivid detail, showcasing the mayhem of the naval battle with grim realism and amazing spectacle. The "present" sections are also heavily expanded; the various monks and helpers who were just one offs are turned into real side characters, the day to day life of Hochi and the temple staff are shown and the actual hauntings are also heavily expanded. It also gets an extended epilogue.
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* AffablyEvil: The Ghosts of the Heike retainers, are ''very'' courteous in their interactions with Hochi (as expected of the {{Samurai}} class), and might not even be aware their draining the life out of him, by taking him on these midnight extrusions.
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* AffablyEvil: The Ghosts of the Heike retainers, are ''very'' courteous in their interactions with Hochi (as expected of the {{Samurai}} class), and might not even be aware their they're draining the life out of him, by taking him on these midnight extrusions.
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* DutchAngle: Used for most of the final few moments of "Black Hair", after the samurai realizes that his wife is actually a dessicated corpse.
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* DutchAngle: Used for most of the final few moments of "Black Hair", after the samurai realizes that his wife is actually a dessicated desiccated corpse.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The monks and the temple helpers (barring the head-monk, whose a NiceGuy) all seem to be amused by Hoichi's disability and occasionally make snarky comments at his expense, but they care about him, and none hestiate to put their lives on the line as soon as his life is in real danger.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The monks and the temple helpers (barring the head-monk, whose a NiceGuy) all seem to be amused by Hoichi's disability and occasionally make snarky comments at his expense, but they care about him, and none hestiate hesitate to put their lives on the line as soon as his life is in real danger.
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* ProtectiveCharm: Hoichi's master writes a magic inscription all over every inch of his body, which makes him invisible to the spirit of the dead warriror. Unfortunately, the master forgets Hoichi's ears.
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* ProtectiveCharm: Hoichi's master writes a magic inscription all over every inch of his body, which makes him invisible to the spirit of the dead warriror.warrior. Unfortunately, the master forgets Hoichi's ears.
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: The Battle of Dan-no-ura from "Hochi the Earless", which spot-lights the most infamous naval battle in Japan's history. In easily the most impressive VisualEffectsOfAwesome of the entire movie, it features dozens of fully armed soldiers fighting on warships, mass-volley's of arrow-fire, ships burning, and a ''river of blood''.
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: The Battle of Dan-no-ura from "Hochi the Earless", which spot-lights the most infamous naval battle in Japan's history. In easily the most visually impressive VisualEffectsOfAwesome sequence of the entire movie, it features dozens of fully armed soldiers fighting on warships, mass-volley's of arrow-fire, ships burning, and a ''river of blood''.
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* AdaptationExpansion: Hearn's original stories were just a couple pages long each, leading to this trope being put in full effect.
** "Black Hair" The traitorous husband's trip to his new post and wife, which was just alluded too, is added, alongside a glimpse into their horrible married life which sours their relationship. The infamous "haunting" is also heavily expanded from a simple paragraph to a horrifying eight minute sequence.
** "Earless Ho'ichi" already his longest tale get's this most ending at roughly ''an hour and fifteen minutes'' (a length that would make it it's own standalone movie!); it begins with a retelling of the final Genji-Heike battle, only alluded to in the literaryversion.version, in full vivid detail, showcasing the mayhem of the naval battle with grim realism and amazing spectacle. The "present" sections are also heavily expanded; the various monks and helpers who were just one offs are turned into real side characters, the day to day life of Hochi and the temple staff are shown and the actual hauntings are also heavily expanded. It also gets an extended epilogue.
** "In a Cup of Tea" was only one paragraph long; to begin with a "modern" subplot is added as the start and ending of the tale, detailing the author's experiences writing the unfinished story, and the author's editor coming to pick up his work. The experience of the Samurai on his homelife is similarly added, and there's a very prolonged fight between the "swallowed" Lord's retainers at the very end.
* AffablyEvil: The Ghosts of the Heike retainers, are ''very'' courteous in their interactions with Hochi (as expected of the {{Samurai}} class), and might not even be aware their draining the life out of him, by taking him on these midnight extrusions.
** "Black Hair" The traitorous husband's trip to his new post and wife, which was just alluded too, is added, alongside a glimpse into their horrible married life which sours their relationship. The infamous "haunting" is also heavily expanded from a simple paragraph to a horrifying eight minute sequence.
** "Earless Ho'ichi" already his longest tale get's this most ending at roughly ''an hour and fifteen minutes'' (a length that would make it it's own standalone movie!); it begins with a retelling of the final Genji-Heike battle, only alluded to in the literary
** "In a Cup of Tea" was only one paragraph long; to begin with a "modern" subplot is added as the start and ending of the tale, detailing the author's experiences writing the unfinished story, and the author's editor coming to pick up his work. The experience of the Samurai on his homelife is similarly added, and there's a very prolonged fight between the "swallowed" Lord's retainers at the very end.
* AffablyEvil: The Ghosts of the Heike retainers, are ''very'' courteous in their interactions with Hochi (as expected of the {{Samurai}} class), and might not even be aware their draining the life out of him, by taking him on these midnight extrusions.
* BigBadassBattleSequence: The Battle of Dan-no-ura from "Hochi the Earless", which spot-lights the most infamous naval battle in Japan's history. In easily the most impressive VisualEffectsOfAwesome of the entire movie, it features dozens of fully armed soldiers fighting on warships, mass-volley's of arrow-fire, ships burning, and a ''river of blood''.
* FourStarBadass: General Taira no Tomomori, the Heike Clan's supreme commander. He's shown cutting through the Minamoto clan soldiers like a hot knife through butter, and it takes a dozen arrows to finally fell him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The monks and the temple helpers (barring the head-monk, whose a NiceGuy) all seem to be amused by Hoichi's disability and occasionally make snarky comments at his expense, but they care about him, and none hestiate to put their lives on the line as soon as his life is in real danger.
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* OurSoulsAreDifferent: "In a Cup of Tea."
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OneManArmy: Much of the Battle of Dan-no-ura is dedicated to showing General Taira's one-man rampage against the Minamato navy.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Generally speaking the Ghosts in ''Kwaidan'' are depicted as having UnfinishedBusiness, are ''vary'' greatly otherwise in terms of powers, personality, and level of aggression.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: "In a Cup of Tea."" Can't get much different then being able to ''drink and swallow it'' while it manifests in your tea-cup as a laughing face.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Generally speaking the Ghosts in ''Kwaidan'' are depicted as having UnfinishedBusiness, are ''vary'' greatly otherwise in terms of powers, personality, and level of aggression.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: "In a Cup of Tea.
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* SceneryPorn: The visuals of ''Kwaidan'' are still considered breathtaking; the sets were all lovingly hand-crafted and feature brightly colored, ''painted'' backgrounds that really give an ethereal atmosphere. When you combine that, with the elaborate sets, vivid costumes, and otherworldly, but still sparklingly lightning, you have a beautiful movie.
