Dark Tales of Japan(2004)
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.
Movie: Dark Tales of Japan
Top 10 Billed Cast
Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")
Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")
Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")
Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")
Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")
Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")
Kodera (segment "Crevices")
Shimizu (segment "Crevices")
Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
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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.
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2004-09-22
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Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...
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