Dark Tales of Japan
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Dark Tales of Japan (Suiyô puremia: sekai saikyô J horâ SP Nihon no kowai yoru) is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by notable Japanese film directors.
The five tales are:
- Episode 1: The Spiderwoman (Episôdo 4: Kumo-onna). Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura; teleplay by Yoshihiro Nakamura; starring Shôzô Endô, Yoshinori Okada, Miyako Yamaguchi, Yôko Maki, Anri Sugihara, and Kanako Fukaura.
- Episode 2: Crevices (Episôdo 2: Sukima). Directed by Norio Tsuruta; teleplay by Naoya Takayama; starring Shunsuke Nakamura, Shigenori Yamazaki, and Kyûsaku Shimada.
- Episode 3: The Sacrifice (Episôdo 5: Ônamakubi). Directed by Kôji Shiraishi; teleplay by Kôji Shiraishi and Naoyuki Yokota; starring Yû Yamada, Moro Morooka, and Megumi Asaoka.
- Episode 4: Blonde Kwaidan (Episôdo 3: Kinpatsu kaidan). Directed by Takashi Shimizu; teleplay by Takashi Shimizu; starring Tetta Sugimoto.
- Episode 5: Presentiment (Episôdo 1: Yokan). Directed by Masayuki Ochiai; teleplay by Masayuki Ochiai and Toshiya Ôno; starring Teruyuki Kagawa and Hijiri Kojima.
