The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is approximately 15 minutes long and are briefly introduced by a host. "Peony Lamp" is a story of love, death and ghosts. "She Bear" tells the story of a monster lady who terrorizes passers of a city tunnel. "Yamamba" is a spirit living in the depths of the forests waiting to feed on anyone who ventures there. "Nurarihyon" tells us of a playful spirit visiting a family's restaurant. "Heartbroken trip", a young woman visits a spa not knowing what awaits her. "Lost Souls" a stop during a long car ride turns into a nightmare.
A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his e...
The boozy mercenary of the title, based on the actual historical figure of Naoyuki Ban (1567-1615), ...
Nominated for Golden Berlin Bear.
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A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls...
A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offens...
A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by...
A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes....
In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals...
A store manager named Kinbei becomes enraged when the owners of the store decide to hand it down to ...
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Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daught...
Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feel...
During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his ...
Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.
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Horror film directed by Satoru Kobayashi. Kin'ya Ogawa served as Kobayashi's assistant on this film.