Search: Kwaidan (1964) + Wide Shot Kwaidan was Director Masaki Kobayashi’s first film in color, and he sought absolute creative control in trying to make use of the opportunities it afforded him. The film’s title is an archaic transliteration of the term kaidan, which means “ghost story”. After scouting locations with Miyajima, Kobayashi decided to shoot the entire production on sound stages, building enormous sets in a former airplane hangar that would drive the cost of the shoot so high that Kobayashi sold his house to complete the film after running through the allotted budget, making Kwaidan the most expensive Japanese film ever made at the time. Over 400+ shots now available on ShotDeck! Kwaidan (1964) Dir. Masaki Kobayashi DP: Yoshio Miyajima Production Designer: Shigemasa Toda Costume Designer: Masahiro Katô Colorist: Shigeyuki Sekins