Dark Tales of Japan

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

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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.

Released: Sep 22, 2004

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Kayoko Shiraishi

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

Shozo Endo

Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoshinori Okada

Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")

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