Kayoko Shiraishi, Shozo Endo, Shunsuke Nakamura

A hungry spider-woman lurks where least expected, and a daughter is convinced that supernatural forces control her mother in this collection of five short films from producer Taka Ichise (The Ring) th...( read more  read more... )at showcases the terrifying talents of Japan's greatest horror directors: Masayuki Ochiai, Norio Tsuruta, Takashi Shimizu, Yoshihiro Nakamura and Koji Shiraishi. Shozo Endo, Yu Yamada, Kayoko Shiraishi, Shunsuke Nakamura and Teruyuki Kagawa star.

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DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005

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  • July 13, 2009
    this movie is very scary.. im so scared.. its really suspense
  • December 12, 2008
    the blondie is a bit far-fetched though... bus-riding gramma blue is the creepiest
  • March 23, 2008
    Most of the tales are not scary at all but I really liked the scenes on the bus, mostly the scene with the creepy doll.
    Not one of the best in this genre but it's good anyway.
  • March 11, 2008
    xD!! this movie isn't really scary. it is entertaining though. out of the 5 short stories told in it, 'Sacrafice' is the best. 'Crevices would have been better, but it was tooo short :/. some of the stories were too short&could make better full length movies. i love the creepy ol...( read more) lady that rode on the bus through out the movie xD!
  • November 29, 2007
    very interesting tales about urban Japanese legends, but it has no film magic whatsoever... these are good sources for really good 1hour and a half movies with awesome graphics... but it is still worth it...
  • November 9, 2007
    This compilation of dark tales and urban myths of Japan are good... for laughing. Most of them are just stupid and because they are short movies it is impossible to understand what lies within the stories. And the visual effects are so poor that a good laugh is the only good thin...( read more)g that cames from this. I found the first "dark tale" - spiderwoman - just hilarious. The coolest of them all was the last story - presentiment. It almost looked like a death from "Final Destination".
    If you are looking for a good horror movie, please DO NOT watch this compilation.
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I generally avoid horror movies.
  • August 28, 2007
    Not really scary per say but most of the stories were well written.
  • June 19, 2007
    One movie out of 5 was good, so that's what it gets.
  • May 23, 2007
    You creepy J Horror people! This one just bugged me, in the bad/good way. Slept with the light on. Yeah.

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