Horror ·TV Movie · Japan · 2004 · 1h 32m

Dark Tales of Japan

日本のこわい夜

Dark Tales of Japan poster
Director
Norio TsurutaTakashi ShimizuKoji ShiraishiYoshihiro NakamuraMasayuki Ochiai
Cast
Kayoko Shiraishi as Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale") Shozo Endo as Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman") Yoshinori Okada as Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman") Kanako Fukaura as Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman") Anri Sugihara as Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman") Yoko Maki as Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
monstersupernaturalfolklorehorror anthology
Key Collaborators
Norio Tsuruta Director Takashi Shimizu Director Koji Shiraishi Director Yoshihiro Nakamura Director Masayuki Ochiai Director
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