Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie

2004 1h 32m JA

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 15

Horror

Synopsis

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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).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Yasufumi Hayashi
Daisuke Shima
Maki Sakai
Kaori Sakagami
Yasue Sato
Saki Takaoka
Mikio Osawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keita Amemiya
Writers: Ryuta Miyake
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Keita Amemiya, shot by Masahiko Omi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Etsuko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Naoto Takenaka and Yasufumi Hayashi and Daisuke Shima carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0468774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Keita Amemiya directs. Masahiko Omi behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Etsuko Kimura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 22 years ago.
2Part of the "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Keita Amemiya, shot by Masahiko Omi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Etsuko Kimura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Naoto Takenaka and Yasufumi Hayashi and Daisuke Shima carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0468774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "japan", "based on novel or book", "anthology", "urban legend".