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Dark Tales of Japan

20041h 32mYoshihiro Nakamura,Masayuki Ochiai,Takashi Shimizu,Koji Shiraishi,Norio Tsuruta
IMDb 5.8

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"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.

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What is Dark Tales of Japan (2004) about?

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.

Who stars in Dark Tales of Japan?

Dark Tales of Japan stars Kayoko Shiraishi (Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")), Shozo Endo (Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")), Yoshinori Okada (Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")), Kanako Fukaura (Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")), Anri Sugihara (Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")). The film was directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.

How long is Dark Tales of Japan?

Dark Tales of Japan has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2004.

Is Dark Tales of Japan worth watching?

Dark Tales of Japan holds an IMDb rating of 5.8/10. Fans of Horror, TV Movie are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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