Tamori

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Just before dawn, Boro the Caterpillar hatched from an egg among patches of scrub grass. Looking around for the first time, he noticed the brilliance of the morning sun and a deliciousness in the air. Boro lowered himself down to the ground from the groundsel, and stepped out into the world of caterpillars and caterpillars' enemies.

Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction noise from urban development projects. Everyone panic, but it turns out that five middle-aged guys are unaffected by the poisonous gas. They undergo vigorous training to fight the underworld people, but are they going to be able to save the world…?

Five bizarre tales for the fall of 2014. ***Surprise ***Hashiru Toriteki ***Mirai Dorobou ***Hieru ***Fanamo

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2007 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. Mirai Dousoukai - starring Ishihara Satomi. 2. Countdown - starring Abe Sadao. 3. Jihanki Otoko - starring Joshima Shigeru. 4. Gomi Onna - starring Matsushita Yuki. 5. 48% no Koi - starring Shiraishi Miho. Synopsis: A "trainee angel" named Natsumi works on Earth for an advertising company. In order for her to become a fully-fledged angel, Natsumi must facilitate the meeting of a man and a woman who are destined "by fate" to spend their lives together, and she has her sights on a man who works in the same building.

엉뚱하지만 천재적 사건 해결력을 자랑하는 행동파 검사 쿠리우. 도쿄 검찰청 동료 검사 시바야마가 자신의 이혼소송으로 바쁘자 어쩔 수 없이 그가 맡던 사건을 넘겨 받게 된다. 용의자가 모든 죄를 자백한 사건으로, 모두가 쉽게 판결이 날 거라고 믿는 재판이었다. 그러나 법원에서 돌연 용의자가 ‘검사의 진술은 모두 거짓’이라며 자백을 번복하는 사태가 발생하고 쿠리우는 검사로서 최대의 위기를 맞게 된다. 또한 상대편 변호인으로 일본 최고의 거물급 변호사 가모우가 등장하면서 사건은 또 다른 위기를 맞이하게 된다.

***Sainou-dama A talentless young musician receives a spam email advertising "Talent Balls"--three lollipops which when eaten will awaken your hidden talents and turn you into a savant. However, what awakens within him turns out to be far from what he expects. ***Virtual Memory A women is understress at her job and goes to a store that offers her a machine that allows her to live other peoples memories. What happens when she starts selling hers? ***Funsadan Kyouiku A new teacher finds that her pay is based off her popularity with the students, so she starts to create problems for herself to solve. ***Gozen 2-ji no Chime A writer gets a call at his front gate every day at 2 am, but no one believes him. And then a murder happens and none of the cameras pick the criminal up. ***Kaisou Densha An old man revisiting memories on the subway.

***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and kills people who say "Kyouko-san, Kyouko-san, please make me pretty" to the bathroom mirror. ***Buchou OL (Manager-OL) [office lady] An OL and her boss switch bodies. ***Kinou Kouen (Yesterday at the park) Domoto Koichi plays a man who loses his friend due to a freak accident. He then finds that through a time slip, he can return to the previous day and save his friend. ***Neko ga Ongaeshi (Cat Repays a Favor) Kashiwagi Emi (Uchiyama Rina) is unable to get over her grandmother's death. Her cat Kuro decides he will cure her loneliness. ***Kazoku Kaigi (Family Meeting) A family of three meet with a car accident, but strangely wake up in their home the next morning. They are then told that they have to sacrifice one of them so two may live.

A girl goes exploring to find a new house. Along the way, she encounters many of Japan's guardian spirits.

***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new sales concept: giving its clients misfortune to motivate them to seek greater happiness. ***Kuuhaku no Hito (Blank Person) A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night, and finding that someone has moved around the things in her room. ***Jigoku wa Manin (Hell Is Full) As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***Kako kara no Nikki (Diary from the Past) A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***Aketekure (Open Up!) A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koroshiya desu no yo (It's a Hitman, You Know) - starring Mizuki Alisa. 2. Jibun-counsellor (Self-counsellor) - starring Inohara Yoshihiko. 3. Be Silent - starring Watabe Atsuro. 4. Sasoimizu (Pump-priming) - starring Harada Taizo. 5. Saigo no Hitotoki (The Last Moment) - starring Nagasaku Hiromi.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. *Kagi (The Key) - starring Eguchi Yosuke. 2. Perfect Couple - starring Yada Akiko. 3. Toosugita Otoko (The Man Who Was Too Far Away) - starring Nakamura Shido. 4. Meiro (The Maze)- starring Tanihara Shosuke. 5. Kage ga Omonaru Toki (When Shadows Accumulate) - starring Yashima Norito. * Adapted from a novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Kao wo Nusumareta (My Face was Stolen) - starring Inagaki Goro 2. Rental Love - starring Iijima Naoko 3. Oikaketai (I want to Chase [Him/Her]) - starring Kyono Kotomi 4. Chozeikin Taisaku Satsujin Jiken (Countering Excessive Taxation Murder Case) - starring Nishimura Masahiko 5. Kage no Kuni (The Country of Shadows) - starring Sakurai Sachiko

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2002 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Mushi Game (Ignore the Game) - starring Uchiyama Rina 2. Okashina Machi (Funny Town) - starring Yanagiba Toshiro 3. Tokage no Shippo (Lizard's Tail) - starring Kashiwabara Takashi 4. Yogisha no Otoko (Man's Night Train) - starring Osugi Ren 5. Manhole - starring Kagawa Teruyuki

Drama Legend Special Yo nimo Kimyou na Monogatari SMAP Special is a 2001's rerun version, consisting of 5 stories: 1. Extra Synopsis: A man decides to go against a society whose every action and exchange of dialogue has already been prewritten in the screenplay of life. 2. 13-banme no Kyaku (Guest no. 13) Synopsis: A short-tempered man gets his hair cut at a strange barber shop only to find that he cannot leave before going through a certain process. 3. Black Room Synopsis: A son returns home from America to find his hometown shrouded in black and his parents behaving very strangely. 4. Boku wa Tabi o Suru (I'm Taking a Trip) Synopsis: A man’s older sister goes on a trip without realizing the terrifying truth. 5. Otona Juken (Adult Test) Synopsis: A young man must prove that he is truly an adult through a series of real life scenario tests.

어느 여름날... 사상 최대의 폭우로 인해 기차 역 대합실에 7명의 남녀가 발이 묶인다. 모두들 어쩔 줄 모르며 비가 그치기만을 기다리고 있는데...한 청년이 역 안의 어색한 분위기를 바꿔 보려 뜬금 없이 이야기를 시작한다. 사고로 조난 당한 두 사람에게 벌어지는 오싹하고도 무서운 이야기를 들려주기 시작한 그 청년은 이야기의 끝을 매듭짓지 못해 당황하게 되는데 순간, 이를 지켜보던 선글라스를 쓴 기묘한 분위기의 한 신사가 말을 시작한다.“그 이야기는 그것으로 끝이 아니다! 이제, 그것보다 섬뜩하고 무서운 얘기를 들려주겠다!” 그 기묘한 신사의 끔찍한 이야기가 끝나고 역 안은 약간 공포스러운 분위기가 감돈다. 그런 중, 회사원으로 보이는 한 남자가 바삐 어딘가로 전화해 집에 갈 방안을 모색하고 이를 보고 있던 선글라스의 남자는 미소를 지으며 다음 이야기를 던진다. “어느 날, 이집트 피라미드에선 수 천년이 지난 핸드폰이 하나 발견되었다. 학자들과 연구자들은 그 핸드폰을 조사했지만, 답은 나오지 않았고 단지, 그 핸드폰을 클레오파트라가 사용했다는 소문만 무성하게 되었다. 세상에는 이보다 더 황당하고 재미있는 이야기가 많다. 그 중 정말 재미있는 이야기는...“ 너무나도 재미있는 두 번째 얘기가 끝나자 역에 남아있던 사람들은 서서히 선글라스를 쓴 남자 주변으로 모여들어 그를 주목하며 다음 얘기를 기다린다. 자신 앞에 모인 사람들 중 한 쌍의 연인을 주시하던 썬글라스 남자는 마침내 입을 연다. “사랑하는 여인의 죽음 앞에서 시간을 되돌리려는 남자 이야기를 들어본 적 있을 것이다. 세상에는 그것보다 환상적이고 아름다운 로맨스가 많이 존재한다. 그 중 가장 애절하고 아름다운 로맨스를 지금부터 얘기하겠다.“ 역 앞엔 비가 더욱더 쏟아지고 사람들은 모두 선글라스의 남자 앞에 모여 집에 갈 생각도 잊은 채 그의 말에 귀를 기울이는데...

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

Karate expert Katayama (Takeda) investigates the robbery of a bank in Hokkaido, where an apple seed left at the scene holds the answer to the robbers' whereabouts.

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.

A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.

The man has a monotonous job punching tickets for the Japanese railway. One night, while walking home, he saves Jun from getting raped by two hoodlums. A few days later, he sneaks into her house but gets discovered. Later, as he watches his son subdue an insect with a chemical, the man gets an idea to subdue women while they're sleeping so he won't be discovered sneaking into their home. His new hobby spirals out of control as his confidence grows.

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.