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Dark Tales of Japan

Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...
Sep 22, 2004 · 1h 32m
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TV Movie

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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.

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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")
Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
@Movie Japan K.K., Oz Company, TBS
Country
JP

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