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.
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.
Horror + TV Movie in Japan
11 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and TV Movie genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dark Tales of Japan itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, Dark Tales of Japan sits at #276 of 298. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dark Tales of Japan premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1627th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.
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 |