Dark Tales of Japan (日本のこわい夜) 20 years old
Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...
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.
Credits
Dark Tales of Japan Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Yoshinori Okada He was 27, now 47 years old | as Hasegawa (story "Spiderwoman") |
| Teruyuki Kagawa He was 38, now 59 years old | as Shigenori Fukawa (story "Premonition") |
| Hijiri Kojima She was 28, now 48 years old | as Young woman with hat (story "Premonition") |
| Kyūsaku Shimada He was 49, now 69 years old | as Apartment Manager (story "Sukima") |
| Morooka Moro He was 45, now 65 years old | as Toshinori Ooki (story "Sacrifice") |
| Tatsuya Gashûin She was 53, now 74 years old | |
| Kanako Fukaura She was 44, 48 years old when she died | as Tomoko (story "Spiderwoman") |
| Tetta Sugimoto He was 39, now 59 years old | as Yoshio Ishiguro (story "Blonde Kwaidan") |
| Yoko Maki She was 21, now 42 years old | as Akemi's classmate (story "Spiderwoman") |
| Shunsuke Nakamura He was 26, now 46 years old | as Kodera (story "Sukima") |
| Miyako Yamaguchi She was 52, now 73 years old | |
| Anri Sugihara She was 22, now 42 years old | as Akemi (story "Spiderwoman") |
| Kayoko Shiraishi She was 62, now 83 years old | as Old Lady in Kimono (story "Kowai hanashi, kikitai desu ka?") |
| Yu Yamada She was 20, now 40 years old | as Mayu Ooki (story "Sacrifice") |
| Seminosuke Murasugi He was 39, now 59 years old | as Fukuda (story "Sacrifice") |
| Megumi Asaoka She was 48, now 69 years old | as Shizuko Ooki (story "Sacrifice") |
| Shôzô Endô He was 33, now 53 years old | as Yamazaki (story "Spiderwoman") |
Dark Tales of Japan Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Norio Tsuruta as Director. He was 43 (now 64) years old | Directing |
| Masayuki Ochiai as Director. He was 23 (now 43) years old | Directing |
| Masayuki Ochiai as Teleplay. He was 23 (now 43) years old | Writing |
| Takashi Shimizu as Director. He was 32 (now 52) years old | Directing |
| Takashi Shimizu as Teleplay. He was 32 (now 52) years old | Writing |
| Naoya Takayama as Teleplay. | Writing |
| Kōji Shiraishi as Director. He was 31 (now 52) years old | Directing |
| Kōji Shiraishi as Teleplay. He was 31 (now 52) years old | Writing |
| Naoyuki Yokota as Teleplay. | Writing |
| Katsuhide Suzuki as Teleplay. | Writing |
| Toshiya Ôno as Teleplay. He was 35 (now 56) years old | Writing |
Dark Tales of Japan (20 years)
Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...
- Release day: Wednesday, September 22, 2004
- Runtime: 92 minutes