Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

09/22/2004 (JP) • 1h 32m

Horror, TV Movie

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi

Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")

Shôzô Endô

Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoshinori Okada

Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")

Kanako Fukaura

Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")

Anri Sugihara

Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoko Maki

Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")

Miyako Yamaguchi

Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")

Shunsuke Nakamura

Kodera (segment "Crevices")

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shimizu (segment "Crevices")


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

monster

supernatural

folklore

horror anthology

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