Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
Seen it?2006 | 1 seasons | 23 min | Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities or The Terror, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 4 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An anthology of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death; "Goddess of the Dark Tower", the story of forbidden love between a goddess and a human; and "Goblin Cat", the story of a mysterious cat monster with a vendetta against a certain family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Hiroaki HirataIemon Tamiya (voice)
- Mami KoyamaOiwa Tamiya (voice)
- Yuko NagashimaOsode Yotsuya (voice)
- Keiichi SonobeGonbei Naosuke (voice)
- Ryo HirohashiOume Ito (voice)
- Wataru TakagiYomoshichi Sato (voice)
- Hikaru MidorikawaZoshonosuke Himekawa (voice)
- Houko KuwashimaTomihime (voice)
- Saeko ChibaOshizu (voice)
- Yui KanoOminaeshi (voice)