Is Dark Tales of Japan scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dark Tales of Japan end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dark Tales of Japan easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dark Tales of Japan sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dark Tales of Japan violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dark Tales of Japan

Name: Dark Tales of Japan
Genre: Horror, TV Movie
Released: 2004
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Kayoko Shiraishi, Shozo Endo, Yoshinori Okada, Kanako Fukaura, Anri Sugihara

Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...

Directed by Masayuki Ochiai, Koji Shiraishi, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Norio Tsuruta, Takashi Shimizu

Produced by @Movie Japan K.K., Oz Company

200492 min5.8 / 10

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.

Clusters

Ancient Curses And Revenge Witchcraft and Occult Movies Myth and Storytelling Monster Movies

Genres

Horror TV Movie

Keywords

Monster Supernatural Folklore Horror Anthology

Questions people ask

Is Dark Tales of Japan scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Dark Tales of Japan end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Dark Tales of Japan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Dark Tales of Japan sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Dark Tales of Japan violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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