Kwaidan (1964)

IMDb plot summary: A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi. Starring Michiyo Aratama, Rentarô Mikuni, Keiko Kishi, and Tatsuya Nakadai.

I knew nothing about this movie going in, not even that it was an anthology movie (and barely that it was a horror movie). While the first two stories are more compelling to me than the last two, the movie as a whole is stunning, both in terms of its look and its stories. It's so atmospheric and vivid. I'm glad I finally sat down and watched this one.

4 stars.

How it entered my Flickchart:
Kwaidan > V/H/S
Kwaidan > Peggy Sue Got Married
Kwaidan < Silver Linings Playbook
Kwaidan > American Dreamz
Kwaidan < Rurouni Kenshin
Kwaidan < Cats
Kwaidan < The Hunger Games
Kwaidan > Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Kwaidan < The Land Before Time
Kwaidan < Beetlejuice
Kwaidan < Grave of the Fireflies
Kwaidan < What We Do in the Shadows

Final spot: #523 out of 2858.