Kwaidan: The Black Hair
Kwaidan: The Black Hair
Finally got around to colouring this. Kwaidan (or Kaidan) is a 1964 Japanese anthology film consisting of four different ghost stories. This illustration is based on the first segment: ”The Black Hair”.
More to come very soon.
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