Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 日本のこわい夜
- Release
- September 22, 2004
- Screen Time
- 1h 32min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Norio Tsuruta
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & Cast
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")
Yoko Maki
Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")
Miyako Yamaguchi
Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")
Shunsuke Nakamura
Kodera (segment "Crevices")
Shigenori Yamazaki
Shimizu (segment "Crevices")
Kyusaku Shimada
Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
Yu Yamada
Mayu Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")
Moro Morooka
Toshinori Ooki (segment "Sacrifice")
