Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

  • NR
  • 09/22/2004 (JP)
  • Horror, TV Movie
  • 1h 32m

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

Overview

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.

Norio Tsuruta

Director

Takashi Shimizu

Director

Koji Shiraishi

Director

Yoshihiro Nakamura

Director

Masayuki Ochiai

Director

Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi's headshot

Kayoko Shiraishi

Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
Shôzô Endô's headshot

Shôzô Endô

Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")
Yoshinori Okada's headshot

Yoshinori Okada

Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")
Kanako Fukaura's headshot

Kanako Fukaura

Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")
Anri Sugihara's headshot

Anri Sugihara

Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")
Yoko Maki's headshot

Yoko Maki

Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
Miyako Yamaguchi's headshot

Miyako Yamaguchi

Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")
Shunsuke Nakamura's headshot

Shunsuke Nakamura

Kodera (segment "Crevices")

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