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Kaidan

2007 · 115 min

A slow, haunting tale of doomed love and ghostly vengeance that lingers with a quiet, unsettling sadness.

Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Genres
Drama, Horror, Romance
Starring
Kumiko Aso, Takaaki Enoki, Léona Hirota
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

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Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Genres
Drama, Horror, Romance
Starring
Kumiko Aso, Takaaki Enoki, Léona Hirota
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, horror, romance
Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Written by
Satoko Okudera
Starring
Kumiko Aso, Takaaki Enoki, Léona Hirota, Hitomi Kuroki, Tae Kimura, Asaka Seto, Kikugoro Onoe VIII, Mao Inoue
Music
Kenji Kawai
Runtime
115 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, German

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