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Kwaidan: Hoichi the Earless
Inspired by the 1964 anthology film Kwaidan. Hoichi is a blind minstrel, renowned for his skill at playing the biwa (a type of lute). Especially noteworthy is his recitation of the battle at Dan-no-ura. Late one night Hoichi is approached by a mysterious samurai demanding that he recite this tale in the house of a powerful nobleman...
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