Movie: Dark Tales of Japan

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi
白石加代子

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

Shôzô Endô
遠藤章造

Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoshinori Okada
岡田義徳

Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")

Kanako Fukaura
深浦加奈子

Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")

Anri Sugihara
杉原杏璃

Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoko Maki
真木よう子

Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")

Miyako Yamaguchi
山口美也子

Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")

Shunsuke Nakamura
中村俊介

Kodera (segment "Crevices")

Shigenori Yamazaki
山崎樹範

Shimizu (segment "Crevices")

Kyūsaku Shimada
嶋田久作

Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    2004-09-22

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語
  • Keywords

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