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by Masaki Kobayashi

Who uses, recommends or left Kwaidan, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Nika Roza Danilova, American singer, songwriter and producer who records as Zola Jesus; her albums, from The Spoils (2009) to Arkhon (2022), mix electronic, industrial and classical music.
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While writing my new record Okovi, I had Kwaidan on repeat in a dark room.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Zola Jesus, the entry for Kwaidan.

2013-08-06·criterion.com ↗

American animator, filmmaker and cartoonist; author of the graphic-novel series Soulwind (1997), nominated for Eisner and Ignatz awards, and of Magic Pickle, and worked on Pixar's 2-D short Your Friend the Rat (2007).
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It’s refreshing to watch something like Kwaidan (or even Kurosawa’s Dreams ), where soundstages are embraced and dramatic, and colorful lighting is boldly employed.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Scott Morse, the entry for Kwaidan.

2011-01-12·criterion.com ↗

Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.

The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.

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