Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie
Seen it?2004 | 92 min | Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for people who like the lights on afterwards and book lovers. The scares come from the creaks and shadows as much as the jumps. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
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).
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Keita Amemiya, Hirohisa Sasaki, Keisuke Toyoshima, Akio Yoshida, Shunichi Hirano, Ryuta Miyake, Kosuke Suzuki
- Naoto Takenaka
- Yasufumi Hayashi
- Daisuke Shima
- Maki Sakai
- Kaori Sakagami
- Yasue Sato
- Saki Takaoka
- Mikio Osawa
- Harumi Inoue
- Kazuki Kitamura