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).
Direction
Keita Amemiya's 'The Promise' — pure tokusatsu legend doing horror.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI ghost designs that hit different than digital spooks.
Director
Keita Amemiya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keita Amemiya, who directed 'The Promise,' is better known for creating Garo — a gleefully campy tokusatsu franchise about demon-fighting knights in gold armor. His horror segment here is basically the evil twin of his usual aesthetic.
The TV series this was edited from ran during Japan's early 2000s urban legend boom, when internet forums were flooded with copypasta horror stories. This film captures that specific moment when digital folklore and old-school ghost stories collided.
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