Tales of the Unusual
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Tales of the Unusual is a 2000 Japanese
horror
anthology film
directed by Mamoru Hosi, Masayuki Ochiai
, Hisao Ogura and Masayuki Suzuki. Each story is of a different genre - "One Snowy Night" (horror), "Samurai Cellular" (comedy-drama), "Chess" (thriller) and "The Marriage Simulator" (romance-drama). There is also a TV drama series.
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
anthology film
Anthology film
An anthology film is a feature film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme, premise, or brief interlocking event . Sometimes each one is directed by a different director...
directed by Mamoru Hosi, Masayuki Ochiai
Masayuki Ochiai
is a Japanese film director, mostly famous for Kansen and Saimin.-Filmography:# Shutter # Kansen # Dark Tales of Japan, episode Presentiment,...
, Hisao Ogura and Masayuki Suzuki. Each story is of a different genre - "One Snowy Night" (horror), "Samurai Cellular" (comedy-drama), "Chess" (thriller) and "The Marriage Simulator" (romance-drama). There is also a TV drama series.
Writing credits
- Tomoko Aizawa, segment The Marriage Simulator
- Ryoichi Kimizuka, segment Samurai Cellular
- Motoki Nakamura, segment Chess
- Masayuki OchiaiMasayuki Ochiaiis a Japanese film director, mostly famous for Kansen and Saimin.-Filmography:# Shutter # Kansen # Dark Tales of Japan, episode Presentiment,...
and Katsuhide Suzuki, segment One Snowy Night
Cast
- Kazuyuki Aijima, Manabe (segment: One Snowy Night)
- Izumi InamoriIzumi Inamoriis a Japanese actress signed to Burning Production.-Biography:Izumi Inamori was born and grew up in the city of Kagoshima. After graduating from the local high school, Inamori went to University of Texas at Arlington to study English abroad...
, Chiharu Takajo (segment: The Marriage Simulator) - Renji Ishibashi, Old Man (segment: Chess)
- Takashi Kashiwabara, Yuichi Tokunagi (segment: The Marriage Simulator)
- Narumi Kayashima, (segment: The Marriage Simulator)
- Masahiro Komoto, Seiichi Tomoda (segment: Chess)
- Kiichi Nakai, (segment: Samurai Cellular)
- Yukiko OkamotoYukiko Okamotois a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 1998 Yokohama Film Festival.-References:...
, Kumi Kato (segment: Chess) - Megumi OkinaMegumi Okinais a Japanese actress, and J-Pop singer in the 1990s.Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop debut on 19 August 1995. She starred in the Japanese original of The Grudge....
, Karu (segment: Samurai Cellular) - Ren OsugiRen Osugi, born , is a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival...
, Yoshiaki Yamauchi (segment: One Snowy Night) - Kazuma Suzuki, Takuro Yuki (segment: One Snowy Night)
- Saya Takagi, (segment: The Marriage Simulator)
- Shinji Takeda, Akira Kato (segment: Chess)
- TamoriTamoriis a Japanese celebrity. His real name is and the screenname Tamori is an anagram of his surname. He was born on 22 August 1945 in Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture....
, storyteller (segment: The Storyteller) - Keiko TodaKeiko Todais a Japanese actress and seiyū. Her most famous role is being the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running anime Soreike! Anpanman...
, Riku (segment: Samurai Cellular) - Akiko YadaAkiko Yadais a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for Boku no Ikiru Michi.-Filmography:*Aishiteiru to itte kure *Ring: The Final Chapter...
, Misa Kihara (segment: One Snowy Night) - Kohji Yamamoto, College Student (segment: The Storyteller)
- Norito YashimaNorito YashimaNorito Yashima is a Japanese stage actor who has been featured in movies, television shows , and specials. He eventually landed his first hosting job on the Fuji TV series Hey! Spring of Trivia, a show he currently co-hosts with fellow actor Katsumi Takahashi...
, Man (segment: Samurai Cellular) - Isao Yatsu, Old Man (segment: The Storyteller)