Assistance in identifying a film

[Valeria Soddu]

It could be one of Yasuda Kimiyoshi's movies, as "T?kaid? obake d?ch?"
(1969), or "Y?kai hyaku monogatari" (1968)...

Valeria Soddu
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mindy Varner" <melinda.varner at colorado.edu>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: Assistance in identifying a film


>
> Hello all,
> Since we're on the topic of J-horror, I'm seeking assistance in identifing
a
> film that I was shown a number of years ago while in Japan (around 1999).
I
> thought it was titled Kaidan or Kwaidan, but it is not the 1964 Masaki
> Kobayashi of the same title. Like the Kobayashi film, it may have been a
> collection of short pieces (then again, maybe not-- some years have now
> passed!)
>
> I vividly recall one scene where a man who has killed his wife is
confronted
> by her spirit/corpse when a wagon he has pushed into the river springs out
> of the water, terrifying him. There is also an appearance of a rokurokubi
> (woman whose neck becomes serpentine with her head extending out before
her
> body, terrifying two men).  Does this ring a bell with anyone?  I would
love
> to know what this film actually is and obtain a copy. From the style of
the
> production, I'd guess it was produced in the late 1960s or early 1970s. It
> was in color.
>
> Any leads would be most appreciated!
>
> Mindy Varner
>
>
>