Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语1997年春之特别篇

1997

世界奇妙物语1997年秋之特别篇

1997

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语1997年秋之特别篇

1997

世界奇妙物语1998年春之特别篇

1998

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语1998年春之特别篇

1998

世界奇妙物语1998年秋之特别篇

1998

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语1998年秋之特别篇

1998

世界奇妙物语1999年春之特别篇

1999

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语1999年春之特别篇

1999

世界奇妙物语1999年秋之特别篇

1999

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语1999年秋之特别篇

1999

世界奇妙物语2000年春之特别篇

2000

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2000年春之特别篇

2000

世界奇妙物语2000年秋之特别篇

2000

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2000年秋之特别篇

2000

Tales of the Unusual

6.6

2000

A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.

Tales of the Unusual

2000

6.6

Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special

8.0

2001

Drama Legend Special Yo nimo Kimyou na Monogatari SMAP Special is a 2001's rerun version, consisting of 5 stories: 1. Extra Synopsis: A man decides to go against a society whose every action and exchange of dialogue has already been prewritten in the screenplay of life. 2. 13-banme no Kyaku (Guest no. 13) Synopsis: A short-tempered man gets his hair cut at a strange barber shop only to find that he cannot leave before going through a certain process. 3. Black Room Synopsis: A son returns home from America to find his hometown shrouded in black and his parents behaving very strangely. 4. Boku wa Tabi o Suru (I'm Taking a Trip) Synopsis: A man’s older sister goes on a trip without realizing the terrifying truth. 5. Otona Juken (Adult Test) Synopsis: A young man must prove that he is truly an adult through a series of real life scenario tests.

Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special

2001

8.0

世界奇妙物语2001年春之特别篇

2001

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2001年春之特别篇

2001

世界奇妙物语2001年秋之特别篇

2001

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2001年秋之特别篇

2001

世界奇妙物语2002年春之特别篇

2002

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2002年春之特别篇

2002

世界奇妙物语2002年秋之特别篇

2002

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2002年秋之特别篇

2002

世界奇妙物语2003年春之特别篇

2003

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2003年春之特别篇

2003

世界奇妙物语2003年秋之特别篇

2003

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2003年秋之特别篇

2003

世界奇妙物语2004年春之特别篇

2004

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2004年春之特别篇

2004

世界奇妙物语2004年秋之特别篇

2004

No overview available.

世界奇妙物语2004年秋之特别篇

2004

Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Spring Special

2005

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Spring Special

2005

Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Fall Special

2005

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Fall Special

2005

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special

2006

***Replay A man sees his dead girlfriend through his digital camcorder. ***Inochibi (Life Force) A nurse is able to save dying patients with her 'life force'. ***Ame no Houmonsha (The Visitor in the Rain) A woman visits her sister on a rainy night to celebrate her birthday, but finds a stranger in her house who may be a murderer at large... ***Okusanya-san (The Wife Seller) A man stumbles upon a shop selling perfect wives. ***Imakiyo-san (Mr. Imakiyo) A student finds a spirit called Imakiyo in his apartment, and he has to obey three rules or suffer the consequences...

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special

2006

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special

2006

***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and kills people who say "Kyouko-san, Kyouko-san, please make me pretty" to the bathroom mirror. ***Buchou OL (Manager-OL) [office lady] An OL and her boss switch bodies. ***Kinou Kouen (Yesterday at the park) Domoto Koichi plays a man who loses his friend due to a freak accident. He then finds that through a time slip, he can return to the previous day and save his friend. ***Neko ga Ongaeshi (Cat Repays a Favor) Kashiwagi Emi (Uchiyama Rina) is unable to get over her grandmother's death. Her cat Kuro decides he will cure her loneliness. ***Kazoku Kaigi (Family Meeting) A family of three meet with a car accident, but strangely wake up in their home the next morning. They are then told that they have to sacrifice one of them so two may live.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special

2006

Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Spring Special

2007

***Sainou-dama A talentless young musician receives a spam email advertising "Talent Balls"--three lollipops which when eaten will awaken your hidden talents and turn you into a savant. However, what awakens within him turns out to be far from what he expects. ***Virtual Memory A women is understress at her job and goes to a store that offers her a machine that allows her to live other peoples memories. What happens when she starts selling hers? ***Funsadan Kyouiku A new teacher finds that her pay is based off her popularity with the students, so she starts to create problems for herself to solve. ***Gozen 2-ji no Chime A writer gets a call at his front gate every day at 2 am, but no one believes him. And then a murder happens and none of the cameras pick the criminal up. ***Kaisou Densha An old man revisiting memories on the subway.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Spring Special

2007

Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Fall Special

7.5

2007

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2007 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. Mirai Dousoukai - starring Ishihara Satomi. 2. Countdown - starring Abe Sadao. 3. Jihanki Otoko - starring Joshima Shigeru. 4. Gomi Onna - starring Matsushita Yuki. 5. 48% no Koi - starring Shiraishi Miho. Synopsis: A "trainee angel" named Natsumi works on Earth for an advertising company. In order for her to become a fully-fledged angel, Natsumi must facilitate the meeting of a man and a woman who are destined "by fate" to spend their lives together, and she has her sights on a man who works in the same building.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Fall Special

2007

7.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special

2008

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2008 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Sakki Yori mo Ii Hito - starring Ito Hideaki. 2. Kore……Mite…… - starring Toda Erika. 3. Hinodedori Shouten Machi Ikiiki Day - starring Funakoshi Eiichiro. 4. Sukitōtta Tsuitachi - starring Kitano Kie. 5. Flashback - starring Sakai Masato.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special

2008

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special

2008

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special

2008

Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special

2009

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special

2009

Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special

2009

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special

2009

Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition

6.2

2010

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition

2010

6.2

Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition

2010

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition

2010

6.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special

5.5

2011

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special

2011

5.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special

6.7

2011

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special

2011

6.7

Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special

2012

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special

2012

6.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special

6.2

2013

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special

2013

6.2

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

2013

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

2013

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special

2014

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special

2014

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special

8.5

2014

An omnibus special comprised of five segments.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special

2014

8.5

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition

6.3

2015

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the series. In this work, we collaborate with five popular manga artists such as Go Nagai, Junji Ito, Eiichiro Oda, Kazuo Umezu and Masayuki Ishikawa.

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition

2015

6.3

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Masterpiece Revival Collection

6.8

2015

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Masterpiece Revival Collection

2015

6.8

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

6.1

2015

"Box" Shuko Yoshino (played by Yuko Takeuchi), a researcher at a medical university, was suddenly hit in the head while working. When she woke up, she found herself locked in a sealed metal box. Ryota Murakami (played by Satoshi His Wife), a single office worker in "Glasses Bring Happiness", accidentally received a smart glasses. With the help of the glasses, he began to interact with the beautiful woman. Ayumu Miura (played by Mizuki Yamamoto); "Fierce House" Yukiko (Played by Miki Nakatani) Moved into a new house with her daughter Zhuli, but there seemed to be a terrible grudge living here; Hatsuno (played by Takashi Abe), the head of the financing department of "×", accidentally found a × on his forehead, but the people around him couldn't see it at all. Shotaro (played by Shinnosuke Manjima) is experiencing a difficult moment in life. When he was pushed to the extreme, he suddenly told the first lie in the world, and he and his two friends embarked on a magical journey.

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

2015

6.1

Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special

2016

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special

2016

6.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special

2016

An omnibus special comprised of four segments and a prologue.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special

2016

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Spring Special

2017

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Spring Special

2017

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

2017

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special

2017

6.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Spring Special

2018

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Spring Special

2018

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special

2018

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special

2018

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special

5.0

2019

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special

2019

5.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Fall Special

2019

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Fall Special

2019

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special

2020

Story 1 - Stains Story 02 - Three Wishes Story 03 - Father Who Does Not Burn Story 04 - Distributor

Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special

2020

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special

7.0

2020

Coin Laundry Story: Hashimoto Manabu is a temporary worker who has been laid off and has no choice but to live on part-time work. One day, he finishes washing his work clothes at a coin laundry and is about to put it into a dryer but the dryer just will not start. .. Story: Tatemoto Masako works for Shinwa Stationery’s General Affairs Department. She seems to be a typical office staff but she possesses a strange ability to manipulate people using the power of words.. Imaginary Friend Story: Harada Saki is a university student majoring in clinical psychology. At a lecture, she learns about imaginary friends created by a figment of imagination. It is said to be most common for those who are an only child or the eldest son or daughter. ... Update Kazoku Story: Three generations of the Kurosaki family live together under one roof. But they have not been a happy for a long time and the scene when they eat breakfast as a family has changed into a savage one....

Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special

2020

7.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special

An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Ato 15 Byo de Shinu" (あと15秒で死ぬ) Pharmacist Mikami Megumi, working late, finds herself frozen in time with a bullet suspended in front of her. >> Story 2: "Sanzunokawa Outlet Park" (三途の川アウトレットパーク) Kimura Takashi wakes up near the Sanzu River, a place where he can earn "virtue" based on his past deeds. >> Story 3: "Deja Vu" (デジャヴ) Hikari experiences repeated déjà vu moments on her birthday, including encounters with a mysterious masked man. >> Story 4: "Naru" (成る) Famous Go player Iwaya Kentaro faces an AI opponent named "Nuisance" that triggers traumatic memories with its moves.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special

2021

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special

An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Skip" (スキップ) A man receives a unique door key with the power to transport him to the future, but the cost is steep: once he enters, he can never return. >> Story 2: "Yutosei" (優等生) One day, a high school girl receives her first-ever zero score in class. >> Story 3: "Fukkatsu no Jumon" (ふっかつのじゅもん) While cleaning his parents' house with his son, a man discovers the video game "Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line" and a piece of paper with a mysterious phrase, "Fukatsu no Jumon," written in 48-character hiragana. >> Story 4: "Kin no Tamago" (金の卵) One day, a housewife buys eggs at the supermarket and notices they're shining golden.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special

2021

Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Summer Special

7.7

2022

This special edition features four unique horror stories, each exploring mysterious and thought-provoking themes. Episode summaries: 1. "What Happened in Ginza" A young boy captures a rare creature known as the "Nihon Ookanemochi" (Japanese Millionaire) in Ginza, leading to unexpected events. 2. "Melody in the Air" An office worker develops a condition where she must act in sync with the music playing in her mind to survive. 3. "The Delivery" A man discovers a mysterious app that delivers anything instantly, but its use leads to unforeseen consequences. 4. "Pretending to Make a Call" A woman fakes phone calls to avoid unwanted attention, only to find herself connected to her deceased father.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Summer Special

2022

7.7

Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special

2022

As part of the long-running anthology series, which began in 1990, this special features a collection of mysterious and thought-provoking stories. Episode Summaries: 1. "Love Triangle with My Ex" Mika's ex-boyfriend reappears in her life as a robot, complicating her current relationship. 2. "The Concierge" A single mother moves into a new apartment where a mysterious concierge begins to fulfill her every wish with unsettling consequences. 3. "Waga-sama" A workaholic CEO returns to his hometown and encounters a strange boy tied to his childhood and eerie events. 4. "Wait a Minute!" A man’s love confession is interrupted by two versions of his crush from the future, causing chaos.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special

2022

6.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special

2023

"Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '23夏の特別編) aired on Fuji TV on June 17, 2023, featuring four mysterious tales: 1. "Princess Club" A housewife revisits a childhood club to relive her dreams, facing unexpected consequences. 2. "Kobayashi Family Wonderland" A family turns their home into a theme park, but their ambitious project spirals out of control. 3. "Gaze" A student discovers a new eye drop causes everyone to fixate on her, revealing an unsettling truth. 4. "Rainbow" A photographer captures a mysterious girl under a rainbow, unveiling a connection that transcends time.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special

2023

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special

2023

"Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '23秋の特別編) is a Japanese anthology drama that aired on Fuji TV on November 11, 2023. This special presents four unique, mysterious tales. Episode summaries: 1. "The Eternal Two" An assistant accused of murder alters reality with a mysterious button. 2. "False Accusation in Hell" A lawyer defends a deceased man in Hell, uncovering shocking truths. 3. "Transistor Compression Contest" A fierce competition to compress a magazine leads to unexpected rivalries. 4. "Set Your Life's Playlist in Advance" A life-caster builds an AI idol, unveiling secrets from her past.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special

2023

6.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special

"Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '24夏の特別編) aired on Fuji TV on June 8, 2024, featuring four intriguing stories: 1. "The Mansion of Remembrance" A woman awakens in a mysterious mansion after an accident, encountering residents with fragmented memories. 2. "Tomobiki Village" A university student visits a secluded village for a friend's funeral, uncovering eerie traditions and hidden truths. 3. "Treasure of Humanity" An artist is recruited by a global organization to preserve cultural heritage, leading to unexpected revelations about his talent. 4. "Weekly Ex-Lover Creation" A woman assembles an android replica of her ex-boyfriend using a magazine kit, blurring the lines between reality and artificiality.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special

2024

6.5

Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special

6.3

No overview available.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special

2024

6.3

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

2025

To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the popular omnibus drama "Tales of the Unusual," in which Tamori serves as the storyteller, "Tales of the Tales of the Unusual 35th Anniversary Special: Legendary Masterpieces One Night Only Revival Edition" will be broadcast on Fuji TV's "Saturday Premium" slot (Saturday 9pm) on May 31st. The program will feature five of Tamori's most famous works from the series' past. The programs that will be broadcast on the 31st are as follows: "BLACK ROOM" (broadcast in 2001, starring Takuya Kimura) "The Night Train Man" (broadcast in 2002, starring Ren Osugi) "Locker" (broadcast in 1990, starring Yuji Oda) "Bijokan" (broadcast in 2005, starring Satoshi Tsumabuki) "Memories of Love, Don't Stop" (broadcast in 2019, starring Yuki Saito)

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

2025

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

2025

35th-anniversary Fuji TV special featuring three new “Tales of the Unusual” shorts: Anata Hakubutsukan, Nanakai Tōsō, Tomaranakereba Ikirarenai Game, plus a one-night revival of the 1991 classic “Happy Birthday to My Home.”

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

2025

6.0

The elder one of each generation in the Furlong family is equipped with an extraordinary capacity. James discovers the nature of his at the time of an accident which causes the death of his father and his grandmother. Haunted by this mysterious evil he hides in a forest not to harm anybody. A few years later, Mae also takes refuge it in the forest and meets James.

Hideaways

2011

6.2

Cinderella's Curse

Desperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.

Cinderella's Curse

2024

5.9

The Unhealer

A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.

The Unhealer

2021

5.9

The King Tide

6.8

After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.

The King Tide

2024

6.8

Unicorn Store

2017

A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

Unicorn Store

2017

5.9

Strawberry Mansion

6.7

In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora, an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble stumbles upon a secret that offers him a chance at love—and hope for escape.

Strawberry Mansion

2021

6.7

Slumberland

7.3

2022

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

Slumberland

2022

7.3

Mythica: A Quest for Heroes

2014

Stuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.

Mythica: A Quest for Heroes

2014

5.9

Northfork

2003