Dark Tales of Japan
Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...
A darkly atmospheric anthology of supernatural horror tales rooted in Japanese folklore, framed by an eerie late-night bus journey that blurs the line between storyteller and supernatural presence.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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")
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