🌘 Kaidan (2025) – Spirits Never Sleep
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Gal Gadot
Rating: ★★★★☆ (8.1/10)
“Four tales. One haunted soul.”
Kaidan is a haunting love letter to Japanese folklore — a beautifully layered anthology of spirit stories where honor clashes with the supernatural. Director Takeshi Iwata breathes new life into ancient legends with a Western star duo that unexpectedly feels right at home among misty shrines and cursed lakes.
Keanu Reeves delivers a grounded, soulful performance as a ronin wandering through realms of the dead and forgotten. Gal Gadot is fierce yet graceful, playing a warrior bound by prophecy and pain.
Highlights:• Visual storytelling at its peak: every frame feels like a painted scroll.
• Emotionally rich tales: grief, revenge, love, and sacrifice woven into mythic threads.
• Atmospheric horror: subtle and unsettling, never relying on jump scares.
Drawbacks:• Non-linear storytelling may challenge casual viewers.
• Some segments outshine others in pacing and depth.
Verdict:Kaidan isn’t just a samurai film—it’s a meditative journey through fear and fate. Equal parts ghost story and moral parable, it lingers like incense long after the credits roll.
“To walk with spirits… one must leave behind the living.”
