The Great Horror Family
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was a 2004 Japanese
horror
comedy
television series directed by Kenji Murakami, Takashi Shimizu
, Keisuke Toyoshima and Yūdai Yamaguchi
, which aired on TV Tokyo
affiliated stations.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
television series directed by Kenji Murakami, Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu is a Japanese film director, best known for the Ju-on series of horror films.-Filmography:...
, Keisuke Toyoshima and Yūdai Yamaguchi
Yūdai Yamaguchi
is a Japanese film director who has worked mainly in the comedy and horror genres. He has "made a name for himself by mixing goofy gore with manga-esque escapades and plain utter weirdness".-Life and career:...
, which aired on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
affiliated stations.
Episodes
- Season 1, Episode 1: The Horror! The Cursed Imawano Family, 3 October 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 2: The Horror! The World Osamu Doesn't Know About, 10 October 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 3: Horrifying! Kiwa's Tea Drinking Friend, 17 October 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 4: The Horror! The Cursed Portrait, 24 October 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 5: The Horror! The Alien You Prefer, 31 October 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 6: Ghost Story! Red Light Spirit Tsuyako, 7 November 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 7: Grotesque! The Cursed Gothic Lolita, 14 November 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 8: True Story! Afterlife of Honor, 21 November 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 9: Escape! The Imawano Family and the Cursed Maze, 28 November 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 10: The Horror! Kiyoshi's Cursed Countdown, 5 December 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 11: Extreme! Kiyoshi's Family and the World Over There, 12 December 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 12: Bizarre! ...the original Great Family, 19 December 2004.
- Season 1, Episode 13: A Bizarre! ...and Great Family, 26 December 2004.
Cast
- Shunji FujimuraShunji Fujimurais a Japanese actor from Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He appeared in the second series of Monkey as the horse. He appears in the Death Note live-action movie as Quillsh Wammy A.K.A...
- Fuchio Imawano - Issei Takahashi - Kiyoshi Imawano
- Tomiko Ishii - Kiwa Imawano
- Shigeru Muroi - Yuko Imawano
- Nao OikawaNao Oikawaborn April 21, 1981 in Hiroshima, Japan is a Japanese actress, TV Personality and was also a former AV idol who was very popular in early 2000s.- Life and career :...
- Sexy Woman - Asuka Shibuya - Kyoko Imawano
- Jai WestJai WestJai West is an actor, poet of French Canadian and Japanese descent born in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently based in Tokyo, Japan...
- Tonaka Kyoojoorou
Staff
- Producers - Hinji Imamura, Richard Kekahuna (English adaptation), Nobuo Masuda (English adaptation), Tatsuya Yamaga.
- Executive producers - Ken Iyadomi (English adaptation), Akira Kanbe, Yo Umezaki.