Japan Synopsis
日本のこわい夜
“Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear…”
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.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dark Tales of Japan sits at position #276.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dark Tales of Japan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dark Tales of Japan premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,335 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #302 of 391 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | @Movie Japan K.K., Oz Company, TBS |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | September 22, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0467692 |