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Dark Tales of Japan

2004·Horror·1h 32m
7.0
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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.
Directed by Takashi Shimizu and Norio Tsuruta and Masayuki Ochiai and Yoshihiro Nakamura and Koji Shiraishi
monster
supernatural
folklore
horror anthology
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Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi
Kayoko Shiraishi
Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
Shozo Endo
Shozo Endo
Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")
Yoshinori Okada
Yoshinori Okada
Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")
Kanako Fukaura
Kanako Fukaura
Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")
Anri Sugihara
Anri Sugihara
Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")
Yoko Maki
Yoko Maki
Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
Miyako Yamaguchi
Miyako Yamaguchi
Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")
Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
Kodera (segment "Crevices")
Shigenori Yamazaki
Shigenori Yamazaki
Shimizu (segment "Crevices")
Kyusaku Shimada
Kyusaku Shimada
Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
Yu Yamada
Yu Yamada
Mayu Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")
Moro Morooka
Moro Morooka
Toshinori Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Crew

Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Director
Norio Tsuruta
Norio Tsuruta
Director
Masayuki Ochiai
Masayuki Ochiai
Director
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Director
Koji Shiraishi
Koji Shiraishi
Director
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Teleplay
Masayuki Ochiai
Masayuki Ochiai
Teleplay
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Teleplay
Koji Shiraishi
Koji Shiraishi
Teleplay

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5.0★ · 10/29/25
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I was laughing my ass off for half of this
I was laughing my ass off for half of this
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5.0★ · 11/06/25
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6.0★ · 11/02/25
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6.0★ · 08/21/23
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5.1★ · 07/29/23
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