Very interesting.

I saw this movie yesterday on IFC (International Film Channel) and this was an interesting group of tales. The first of the four tales was Black Hair. A samurai who tired of poverty leaves his first, loyal wife in order to marry another woman to gain political influence. Who or rather what he returns to is very interesting. The Woman in the Snow is the second (and slightly my favorite). This involves an apprentice of a woodcutter who experiences a very strange occurence on a cold night in the snowy forest. He then is made to promise not to tell anyone, anyone, about this incident. A decade passes and the woodcutter, now a shoe/sandal maker, husband and father is reminded of that very night some many years ago. You think he kept his promise? Hoichi the earless is about a blind young monk who is approached by the spirits of some dead samurai clan. His senior monk attempts to prepares him not be discovered or contacted by the dead clan members only to have things go horridly wrong. The last tale of four is In A Cup of Tea. A samurai is shown the face of a dead samurai while drinking a cup of tea one day. What happens next, you have to see for yourself. This movie is a very good series of tales and can be very rewarding if viewed with a open mind. Good movie.