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Friday, May 15, 2009

Kadokawa Mystery and Horror Tales

“Maybe father was right. Maybe we should not have moved into that house…” When Minako loses her boyfriend in an accident, her sister tries to cheer her up, though sinister forces would have it otherwise.


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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Meinichi
Original title – Meinichi
Dir. Tomoyuki Akashi
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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As Toshio struggles to make ends meet, his daughter is kidnapped and a ransom note arrives. Desperation leads him to a cruel plan designed to procure the money he needs.


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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Cruel Kidnapping
Original title – Sekoi Yukai
Dir. Tomoyuki Akashi
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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Alone in her house, Rie comes face-to-face with a murderer. Determined to protect her child, she makes a desperate attempt to convince the man to leave.



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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Desire to Kill
Original title – Yukizuri no Satsui
Dir. Kenji Nakanishi
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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The distraught Takagi goes to a temple to reconnect with a relative but instead encounters the exceedingly beautiful Yoshie. Their love is ultimately doomed, as Yoshie has a secret too horrible mention.


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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Wooden Clogs
Original title – Akai Hanao no Geta
Dir. Kenji Nakanishi
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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While undergoing treatment for alcoholism, Professor Ujo meets an intriguing girl. Madly in love, the couple seems destined for happiness, were it not for a dark secret that conspires to keep them apart.


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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Regeneration
Original title – Saisei
Dir. Takayuki Sato
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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When he was seventeen years old, Tomoya made a grim pact with a girl who claimed to be the god of death. Today, on his 20th birthday, the ominous entity has returned to collect on that desperate promise.


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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Last Day as a Teenager
Original title – Jyudai saigo no Hi
Dir. Takayuki Sato
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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A young girl is forbidden by her parents to marry and decides to elope. But she is soon killed in a traffic accident, leaving behind the house she and her husband had just bought to sit undisturbed for two years—until a new family moves in. Convinced that the vengeful spirit of the girl lurks within that house, the wife urges her husband to investigate. Yoshio enters the house, convinced that the ghost does not exist. But this quickly changes when he is tormented by her terrifying evil spirit.

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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Ghost House
Original title – Yurei Yashiki
Dir. Toshio Ohi
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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Takuya, a broadcast journalist, is asked by a program director to investigate a strange tree that is located in the area where he was brought up. According to rumors, the tree is enormous and has a cave under its roots. It is said that if one enters the cave, one can hear strange whispers about one's own private secrets and the voice of one's heart. After visiting the tree, Takuya returns home convinced that this is just another local myth. But strange things start to occur . . . and all turn out to be related to a girl that Takuya broke up with when he was a student.

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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: Whisper Tree
Original title – Sasayaki
Dir. Tomoyuki Akaishi
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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For 20 years, Takei devoted his life to his company and family. Using his weak heart as an excuse, he avoided involvement in social activities. But, this stability is shattered when he suddenly quits his job. The encouragement and consolation from wife only depress him further and drive him away to spend idle hours in coffee shops. He soon meets a woman that bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife in all things but her personality. Where his wife is always cheerful, this new woman is much darker and more pessimistic. He is drawn to her mysterious nature and soon finds himself in love. He ultimately falls into a dreamlike state where he is no longer able to discern the boundary between reality and his amoral dream.

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Japanese Horror Anthology 1: World of Infinity
Original title – Mugen Ankai
Dir. Hideaki Yoshida
© 2002 KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
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