Dark Tales of Japan

Norio Tsuruta
2004-09-22

Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...
5.3
92 min

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

Name Character Team
Kayoko Shiraishi Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale") Unowned
Shôzô Endô Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman") Unowned
Yoshinori Okada Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman") Unowned
Kanako Fukaura Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman") Unowned
Anri Sugihara Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman") Unowned
Yoko Maki Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman") Unowned
Miyako Yamaguchi Editor (segment "Spiderwoman") Unowned
Shunsuke Nakamura Kodera (segment "Crevices") Unowned
Shigenori Yamazaki Shimizu (segment "Crevices") Unowned
Kyūsaku Shimada Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices") Unowned
Yu Yamada Mayu Ooki (segment "Sacrifice") Unowned
Moro Morooka Toshinori Ooki (segment "Sacrifice") Unowned
Megumi Asaoka Shizuko Ooki (segment "Sacrifice") Unowned
Seminosuke Murasugi Fukuda (segment "Sacrifice") Unowned
Tetta Sugimoto Yoshio Ishiguro (segment "Blonde Kwaidan") Unowned
Teruyuki Kagawa Shigenori Fukawa (segment "Premonition") Unowned
Hijiri Kojima Young woman with hat (segment "Premonition") Unowned
Tatsuya Gashûin Man on Bus (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale") Unowned
Yoshiyuki Morishita Bus Driver (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale") Unowned
Risa Sasaoka Schoolgirl (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale") Unowned