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Dark Tales of Japan

Dark Tales of Japan

Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...

2004•1h 32m•5.6/10
HorrorTV Movie

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5.6/10(19)

Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.

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Production

@Movie Japan K.K., Oz Company, TBS

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi

Kayoko Shiraishi

Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")

Shôzô Endô

Shôzô Endô

Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")

Kanako Fukaura

Kanako Fukaura

Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")

Anri Sugihara

Anri Sugihara

Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")

Shunsuke Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura

Kodera (segment "Crevices")

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shimizu (segment "Crevices")

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")

Yu Yamada

Yu Yamada

Mayu Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Toshinori Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Megumi Asaoka

Megumi Asaoka

Shizuko Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Seminosuke Murasugi

Seminosuke Murasugi

Fukuda (segment "Sacrifice")

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Yoshio Ishiguro (segment "Blonde Kwaidan")

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Shigenori Fukawa (segment "Premonition")

Hijiri Kojima

Hijiri Kojima

Young woman with hat (segment "Premonition")

Hisako Ôkata

Hisako Ôkata

Old Woman (segment "Premonition")

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Old Man (segment "Premonition")

Tatsuya Gashûin

Tatsuya Gashûin

Man on Bus (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")

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