The translation of this is "Tales of Terror from Tokyo" and is made up of Fifteen 5-minute horror films from Japan,Terrifying and sensational tales of ghosts hold
Japan in the grips of fear. These horror films are meant to be made up from real ghost stories…creepy.
This begins with the story of the Bus Lady, an old lady that gets on the bus, and always asks "Do you want to hear a scary story?", and she will not accept no for an answer.
The next story is that of the "Elevator", when a young woman enters into her apartment block and selects the elevator to go up, however, as she watches the elevator decend, the doors in front of her randomly open up…but why is the lift here when it is still decending?
"The School Excursion" is the next story in this series, and is about a school trip to an ancient inn, however, upon visiting the bathrooms late at night, one of the girls finds an occupant of a different kind.
The third story is "Kengo Nishioka" and is about a wife alone at home whilst her husband works late. She hears some noises coming from the wardrobe. when she builds up the courage to confront it, it tells it that it is a former employee of her husbands and wishes to know where he is so that he can take him to hell. But what happens when the wife refuses to divulge the location of her husband?
The next story, "The Visitor" is my personal favourite, mainly because it is so creepy. When the doorbell rings, the youngest daughter Mika is told to go and open it. When she asks who is at the door, the ‘thing’ claims to be her Aunt Machiko. Mika doubts this as the voice is different so goes to look through the letter box and is greeted by a zombie-esque entity. Will the entity simply go away upon refusal of entry, or will some foolish individual open the door and grant it access to the abode and its tennants?
"Covering the 1000 Tales" is about a journalist who goes to take part in this event where people take turns to tell stories late at night. As she sits there they begin to talk about how they died, and she notices characteristics of such a death presenting themselves on their bodies. She can’t believe what she is hearing. What will happen when it gets to her turn?
The next story, "Cassette Tape" is about a guy who can’t sleep so decides to reminice about his past. He finds a cassette containing songs he wrote and sang in his youth. As he is singing along, he receives a phone call from his old friend, informing him of the recent suicide of one of the female members of the band. But who is that talking on the cassette?
"Split Water" is the story of a young girl who’s fatehr died when she was merely a child. She remembers only his shoes about him as she had an interest in these when she was very young. As the anniversary of his death comes around, her mum and herself decide to buy a melon for her father as it was his favourite fruit. As they buy the melon and make their way home, the young girl stops and looks down, and sees a pair of shoes she recognises…but who do they belong to?
The story "Backward Suit" revolves around a young girl living with her drunkard father. Every night he comes home drunk, until one night, he takes a different route and when he enters the door his suit is back to front, something that his daughter is not amused at. After this event her father stops coming home drunk. However, one day, the daughter takes the same route home from work. Could it be her dad is making it all up, or will the strange event happen to her as well?
"A Forgotten Item" is about a young girl who moves into a new flat. However, every night at about 1am she receives a phone call telling her to "Give it back". This phone call occurs every night, so the girl decides to unhook the telephone, thinking this will solve the issue, however, the caller simply calls her mobile. What is it that has been left in the flat? And will the previous occupant simply enter to find it?
The next installement, "Video", begins with a girl being invited to her sisters apartment for a house warming. As she enters the apartment block she sees a man walk behind her and up the stairs. And as she gets to her sisters apartment, she sees the man walk in. Upon entering, she sees that the man has left his shoes in the hall, but upon asking her sister if there is anyone else there, she is informed that she is the only other person there. Who is this mysterious person, and will they make themselves known?
"A Drop of Blood" is my least favourite of the short stories. A girl is heading to an interview, however, when she gets there the place is empty. She also notices that instead of getting there on time (as she set off an hour early) that she has actually arrived an hour late. She tries to find someone to give her CV to, but the store is completely empty…until she receives a phone call. Who is on the other side of the line?
In "Enlightenment", we are brought back to the young woman from the first story "Elevator" as she enters into her home. She decides to look back over the years as she is about to get married. Upon looking through old belongings, she finds a book that she wrote, informing her to read it when she was older. Upon reading it, she is shocked to find a message that couldn’t possibly have been there. What is this message and what does it mean?
The final story, "Waiting Time", is simply the conclusion to the preceeding story. It explains what the message means and where it came from. For this reason I’m afraid I cannot tell you any more about it, without revealing spoilers.
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