mood; but all are unforgettably, hauntingly beautiful." On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Kwaidan holds an approval rating of 91%, based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10. Its consensus reads, "Exquisitely designed and fastidiously ornate, Masaki Kobayashi's ambitious anthology operates less as a frightening example of horror and more as a meditative tribute to Japanese folklore." See also List of ghost films List of Japanese films of 1964 List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film List of submissions to the 38th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Hoichi the Earless References Footnotes Sources External links Kwaidan: No Way Out an essay by Geoffrey O’Brien at the Criterion Collection Text of Lafcadio Hearn stories that were adapted for Kwaidan The Reconciliation at K.Inadomi's Private Library The Story of Mimi-nashi-Hōichi at Gutenberg.org Yuki-Onna at Gutenberg.org, read at LibriVox In a Cup of Tea at Gutenberg.org 1964 horror films 1960s fantasy films Cultural depictions of Minamoto no Yoshitsune Jidaigeki films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Masaki Kobayashi Films set in Kyoto Japanese ghost films Japanese horror anthology films Japanese fantasy films Folk horror films 1960s Japanese-language films 1964 films Toho films Films scored by Toru Takemitsu 1960s Japanese films Japanese films about revenge Japanese supernatural horror films