Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

5.8/10 92 min Horror TV Movie

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.

Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi

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

Shozo Endo

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")

Kyusaku Shimada

Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")

Yu Yamada

Mayu Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Moro Morooka

Toshinori Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Megumi Asaoka

Shizuko Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")

Seminosuke Murasugi

Fukuda (segment "Sacrifice")

Tetta Sugimoto

Yoshio Ishiguro (segment "Blonde Kwaidan")

Teruyuki Kagawa

Shigenori Fukawa (segment "Premonition")

Hijiri Kojima

Young woman with hat (segment "Premonition")

Hisako Ôkata

Old Woman (segment "Premonition")

Yasukiyo Umeno

Old Man (segment "Premonition")

Tatsuya Gashûin

Man on Bus (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")

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Ring
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Dark Harvest
Whisper
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The Dogs
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