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Anthology horror film series.
"Shin Mimibukuro," which has greatly influenced numerous Japanese horror works such as "Ring" and "Ju-on," is finally being fully adapted into a complete visual format for the first time. The directors include Takashi Shimizu of "Ju-on," Hideo Nakata of "Ring 0," actor Shiro Sano, and Akio Yoshida, the veteran of TBS dramas such as "Kamaitachi no Yoru," all of whom are distinguished talents in the horror world. The cast is also spectacular, featuring a diverse array of talents such as Rina Uchiyama, Kaoru Okunuki, Nao Omori, Mako Ishino, Hitomi Miwa, Riko Kurita, Nobuto Okamoto, and Ikkei Watanabe.
The 13 scary stories, including "Don't open the Buddhist altar," in which Tsugumi is told by her grandfather, "Don't open the Buddhist altar today.
In this film, the charismatic figure of the horror world, Yô Takahashi, who laid the foundation of Japanese horror as the screenwriter for "Ring" and "Don't Look Up," finally makes his directorial debut in the horror genre. Joining him are Yudai Yamaguchi, known for "Battlefield Baseball," Kei Horie, who gained immense popularity as Gao Yellow in "Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger" and received acclaim overseas for his directorial debut "Growing Growing," and Toru Moriyama, a stalwart of TBS dramas. Together, these talented directors from the horror world ensure a film that is no less impressive than its predecessors!
The directors include Toshiaki Hirano, the chief director of the TBS drama "Say Hello to Black Jack," Hirohisa Sasaki of "Screaming Lips," Ryuta Miyake of Fuji TV's "Scary True Stories," and Keisuke Toyoshima of "Ghost vs. Alien," gathering the young talents of horror films. The cast features Maki Horikita, Mai Kitajima, and Kei Horie, among others.
An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama.
The hotel room where he stayed on a business trip, where no one was supposed to be but him.......13 scary stories including "Another One".
The directors include TBS drama stalwart Akio Yoshida, Toshiaki Hirano, the chief director of "Say Hello to Black Jack," Hirohisa Sasaki of "Screaming Lips," Kôsuke Suzuki of "Eko Eko Azarak," and Noboru Iguchi, whose new work "Love Larva" is a hot topic. These young talents of horror films have gathered to bring this project to life. The cast features Maki Sakai, Harumi Inoue, and Arthur Kuroda, among others.
8 short stories comprise this anthology movie, based on the Tales of Terror TV series. The segments are, in order: The Night Watchman (directed by Akio Yoshida), Wisps of Smoke (Kosuke Suzuki), Gloves (Hirohisa Sasaki), The Weight (Kosuke Suzuki), Full-Length Mirror (Ryuta Miyake), Line of Sight (Keisuke Toyoshima), The Promise (Keita Amemiya) and Hisao (Shun'ichi Hirano).
Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not normal here. The landlord warns Aimi and her father of the curfew. First, all residents must cross the rope in front of the property by midnight. Second, no one can move out until a new tenant arrives. Those brave enough to break the rules are unmercifully killed by a mysterious force.
Based on the best-selling collection of true ghost stories "Shin Mimibukuro," and produced by masters and rising directors of the horror genre, including Norio Tsuruta of "Ring 0," Takashi Shimizu of "Ju-on," and Yô Takahashi, the screenwriter of "Ring," the latest and fourth series of the popular "Japanese Horror" series "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" is here. The directors include the TBS drama genius Akio Yoshida of "Kamaitachi no Yoru," the highly acclaimed newcomer Keisuke Toyoshima of "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Gekijouban" and "Kaiki Daikazoku," Kenji Murakami of the "Jurei" series, Masaya Kakei, whose "Bijokan" was highly praised at international film festivals, and the active film director Hirono Yamada. The main cast features Mei Kurokawa from "Mondai no Nai Watashitachi" and the popular BS-i drama "Keitai Keiji." Other notable cast members include Nana Eikura and Masahiro Toda of "Cure."
Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.
Nobuhiro is convinced that, in order to honor his mother's death by suicide, he needs to find the reincarnation of his mother and die with her, together, under the spell of love. A young model tries to discover the truth behind one of his paintings which depicts the horrific death of a woman and her lover.
The second volume of the popular ghost story TV series “Ghost Story Shin Mimibukuro,” based on the real-life ghost story book “Shin Mimibukuro,” includes the final series. It features notable actresses such as Mari Hoshino of “Sayonara Midori Chan” fame. It includes all 10 episodes.
Just because the gates to the spirit world are usually kept shut does not mean that they cannot suddenly open, that the dead cannot reach out for your throat, that its denizens cannot prowl in abandoned office buildings, or haunt high school video projects. The dark realm is with you, and within you, its emotions calling to yours in shades of horror, of fear, of terror.
A new season of the acclaimed series finishes with these twenty sensational shorts capturing the essence of psychological terror with chilling visuals.
Kyoka, a university student, receives an old brown envelope in which she finds a photograph of her classmate, Sachiko. With this, she also finds a mysterious message saying "Help me". One day, while at a café, Kyoka overhears that "somebody had been spirited away by a man in a black suit". It was at that moment that Kyoka recalled the moment that Sachiko had suddenly disappeared in the mountains right in front of her very own eyes.
The cow woman is believed to be the sign of a huge catastrophe that is about to occur. It is said that she dies when the catastrophe is over. In some regions, the cow woman is worshiped as a prophet who warns of future misfortune. Asuka, who has joined a training camp, decides to head off to the site of an unsolved murder together with her four classmates. It is there that they find an isolated house where they manage to be let in by making up an excuse. However, once inside.
Aki, who has been studying child psychology to become a kindergarten teacher, takes up a side job as a private tutor and baby sitter as recommended by her professor. Then she meets a 5-year-old boy named Tsuyoshi. In the dimly-lit room, Tsuyoshi is drawing pictures. What he is drawing is a creepy guy called "Gi" who has the skill to "delete anyone that is unwanted." Then, as Tsuyoshi predicts, people die one after another.
When a film crew shooting a ghost story movie is moving in a bus, the expected location site becomes unavailable all of a sudden, and they are looking for a new location site. Then the bus suddenly stops. There is a run-down, spooky-looking abandoned building there. The director decides to use this spooky deserted building as their new location site, but the whole cre...
Here is a school where hangs a portrait of a female whose face has been painted over. If you scratch away a portion of the whitewash, the woman actually appears to haunt and harass you. Her face is said to defy description, so horrifying in fact that one wishes for death upon seeing it. This school forms the backdrop for female teen, Yayoi Himeno, who finds herself embroiled in a terrifying mystery.
Tsukimono - Ayumi Kirishima is a college student who has just completed her second interview with a prospective employer. Ayumi then takes a bus to get to class and comes across a creepy barefooted woman. When the woman startes shaking and hiccuping, Ayumi asks the woman if she is OK. The woman responds with a cryptic remark that hastens Ayumi's departure off the bus. Later that day, the creepy woman appears in front of a window in Ayumi's classroom. All the students become startled by her appearance... Nozomi - The memory of high school student Megumi Fujisawa's 11th birthday still haunts her to this day. On her 11th birthday, Megumi's younger sister Nozomi was found dead. Her younger sister drowned in a lake surrounded by the woods. Since her death, whenever Megumi's birthday approaches she experiences illusions and refuses to go to school. Those illusions attacks Megumi and becomes more fierce.
The 2010 theatrical two-part series of the immensely popular ghost story franchise. Starring the top idol of Hello! Project, Erina Mano, who takes on a genuine horror challenge. A female college student encounters a strangely eerie woman on a bus, and the mystery deepens as this peculiar figure infiltrates the university.
The 2010 theatrical two-part series of the immensely popular ghost story franchise. Starring Hello! Project's No. 1 idol, Erina Mano, who takes on a genuine horror challenge. The terror unfolds as it preys on a high school girl who has closed her heart due to her sister's death.
The documentary version of "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" titled "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Nagurikomi!" series. "Gekijō-ban Kantō-hen" takes viewers into the magical mountains of Tanigawa-dake, where the largest number of people have been lost in Japan, and into the sea of trees at Mt.
The documentary version of "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" titled "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Nagurikomi!" series. "Gekijō-ban Kantō-hen" takes viewers inside a haunted place in Okinawa that still bears the scars of the Pacific War!
New kind of horror films are added to "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" series directed by a cult filmmaker, Noboru Iguchi (Machine Girl). This movie has four episodes starring a Japanese idol group, S/mileage!
Dvd edition that contains 2 of the 4 stories from Noboru Iguchi's "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Igyou" / New Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: Ghost Story.
☆ Hugely Popular! Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Assault! Highly Anticipated New Release in Two Parts! Assault on the Most Terrifying Haunted Spots in the Kanto Region! The latest installment in the popular series "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Assault"! A complete tie-up with Movie Treasure, invading haunted spots in the Kanto region! Last year’s broadcast of the "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Assault Special" recorded 160,000 visitors on Niconico Video, and this year, it’s another complete tie-up!
The documentary version of "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" titled "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Nagurikomi!" series. "Gekijō-ban Makai-hen Zenpen" explore supernatural spots in Okinawa Main Island, such as the spiritual place where the Dragon God resides and the tragic sites of the Pacific War!
The documentary version of "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" titled "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Nagurikomi!" series. "Gekijō-ban Makai-hen Kōhen" visit haunted spots on Miyako Island, Okinawa, including a ghostly women's dormitory and the largest haunted ruin on Miyako Island!
