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Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

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

Genre : Horror, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Yoshihiro Nakamura, Masayuki Ochiai, Takashi Shimizu, Kôji Shiraishi, Norio Tsuruta

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.

Actors

Kayoko Shiraishi
Kayoko Shiraishi
Old Lady in Kimono (story "Kowai hanashi, kikitai desu ka?")
Shôzô Endô
Shôzô Endô
Yamazaki (story "Spiderwoman")
Yoshinori Okada
Yoshinori Okada
Hasegawa (story "Spiderwoman")
Kanako Fukaura
Kanako Fukaura
Tomoko (story "Spiderwoman")
Anri Sugihara
Anri Sugihara
Akemi (story "Spiderwoman")
Maki Yoko
Maki Yoko
Akemi's classmate (story "Spiderwoman")
Miyako Yamaguchi
Miyako Yamaguchi
Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
Kodera (story "Sukima")
Shigenori Yamazaki
Shigenori Yamazaki
Shimizu
Yu Yamada
Yu Yamada
Mayu Ooki (story "Sacrifice")
Morooka Moro
Morooka Moro
Toshinori Ooki (story "Sacrifice")
Megumi Asaoka
Megumi Asaoka
Shizuko Ooki (story "Sacrifice")
Tetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto
Yoshio Ishiguro (story "Blonde Kwaidan")
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
Shigenori Fukawa (story "Premonition")
Hijiri Kojima
Hijiri Kojima
Young woman with hat (story "Premonition")
Seminosuke Murasugi
Seminosuke Murasugi
Fukuda (story "Sacrifice")
Kyusaku Shimada
Kyusaku Shimada
Apartment Manager (story "Sukima")
Tatsuya Gashūin
Tatsuya Gashūin

Crews

Yoshihiro Nakamura
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Director
Masayuki Ochiai
Masayuki Ochiai
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Director
Kôji Shiraishi
Kôji Shiraishi
Director
Norio Tsuruta
Norio Tsuruta
Director
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Teleplay
Masayuki Ochiai
Masayuki Ochiai
Teleplay
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Teleplay
Kôji Shiraishi
Kôji Shiraishi
Teleplay
Katsuhide Suzuki
Katsuhide Suzuki
Teleplay
Naoya Takayama
Naoya Takayama
Teleplay
Naoyuki Yokota
Naoyuki Yokota
Teleplay
Toshiya Ohno
Toshiya Ohno
Teleplay

Posters and backgrounds

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