Shun'ichi Hirano

Tales of Terror (Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: gekijô-ban) is a collection of short horror films from different Japanese directors. Among these horror films there are few more light hearted one's with bits of black comedy. All of them are made with very low budget so it can be seen in the quality (especially in the quality of special effects). (imdb)

Minato is a young girl who was traumatized at a young age by being abandoned by her parents and left with her senile grandmother. She frequently corresponds with a pen-pal named Night, a boy about the same age as her that she's never actually seen in person. Although Minato and Night are very different, they get along anyway and she regularly updates him on the happenings in her daily life. She is even willing to confide in Night that she's falling in love with a boy she met, named Sho. (asianmediawiki.com)

The story greatly resembles 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei with some stereotypical characters tacked on. There's the hardheaded father figure, who is a ramen shop chef, his tough school teacher daughter, Motoko, who hates Sakuragi, and an estranged older sister, who dad has disowned. Dad is renting out the estranged sister's old room to Sakuragi. Motoko and Sentaro's colleague, Onodera, has a huge Oedipus complex. (mydramalist.com)

An anthology series of eight stories by seven directors, showcasing all manner of random horror tales from Japan. ~~ Inspired by stories collected throughout Japan by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama, and the Japanese horror TV show: 'Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro'.

Based on stories collected throughout Japan by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama, and Japanese horror TV show: 'Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro'. While some stories may seem too fantastic to believe, many come from the most horrifying of sources...the truth. Step into places not meant for the living witness psychological horrors that rattle the nerves. All brought to spine-tingling life by Japan's up-and-coming masters of horror, including Norio Tsuruta ("Ring O").

Just because the gates to the spirit world are usually kept shut does not mean that they cannot suddenly open, that the dead cannot reach out for your throat, that its denizens cannot prowl in abandoned office buildings, or haunt high school video projects. The dark realm is with you, and within you, its emotions calling to yours in shades of horror, of fear, of terror.

A love story between a young man who has been forced to grow up too quickly, and a young woman with an ailment that has placed restrictions on her life. (imdb)

Japan's prime minister announces a plan to store contaminated material in deep-sea strata while entrusting a team of young technocrats to protect Japan's future. (imdb)

Shu is a senior at a low-ranked university. Kotomi is a struggling model. Keiko has a desk job at a small company. All of them are former classmates from junior high school. All of them are not satisfied with their current lives and want to find something better but can't seem to. Reflecting many of the conflicts and anxieties of today's youth, these three turn to eac...