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Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

Poster for Dark Tales of Japan

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Norio Tsuruta
  • Profile picture of Kayoko Shiraishi
    Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale") Kayoko Shiraishi
  • Profile picture of Shôzô Endô
    Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman") Shôzô Endô
  • Profile picture of Yoshinori Okada
    Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman") Yoshinori Okada
  • Profile picture of Kanako Fukaura
    Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman") Kanako Fukaura
  • Profile picture of Anri Sugihara
    Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman") Anri Sugihara
  • Profile picture of Yoko Maki
    Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman") Yoko Maki
  • Profile picture of Miyako Yamaguchi
    Editor (segment "Spiderwoman") Miyako Yamaguchi
  • Profile picture of Shunsuke Nakamura
    Kodera (segment "Crevices") Shunsuke Nakamura

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Keywords

  • monster
  • supernatural
  • folklore
  • horror anthology