“A fairy tale that is both incredibly scary and incredibly beautiful." - Guillermo del Toro
“[Kobayashi] creates one of the most sensual and strangely evocative supernatural films ever made.” - Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Senses of Cinema
“A film that has been plundered over and over…It can still hold its own against the new generation of horror films still sourcing it.” - Kim Newman, Empire
“A singular experience, clinging to memory like an unshakable dream, a glimpse into some alternate zone where light falls differently on faces, time moves by a different measure, and terror blends disturbingly with beauty.” - Geoffrey O'Brien, The Criterion Collection
Opens November 27 | After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously crafted. Siskel Film Center exclusive.
Awards & Nominations
1965 Cannes Film Festival - Winner, Jury Prize
1966 Academy Awards - Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu