Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

Season 1

TV-MA
Every week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin. The man tells the stories on the back of his bicycle using a traditional kamishibai (Paper Drama) method and features a new tale each week.

13 Episodes

  • The Talisman Woman
    E1
    The Talisman WomanThis is the story of a man who had just moved into a particular apartment.
  • Zanbai
    E2
    ZanbaiThis is the story of a man who went to a particular village in the country on a business trip.
  • The Family Rule
    E3
    The Family RuleThis is the story of a boy named Toshiharu who moved back to the country with his parents.
  • Hair
    E4
    HairThis is the story of a teacher at a particular elementary school who had to work a bit late one day.
  • The Next Floor
    E5
    The Next FloorThis is the story of a particular family that went shopping for their young son's birthday present at a department store.
  • The Overhead Rack
    E6
    The Overhead RackThis is the story of a particular man who did nothing but work, work, work, day in and day out.
  • Contradiction
    E7
    ContradictionThis story begins with a phone call that was received at a particular young woman's home, in the middle of the night.
  • The Umbrella Goddess
    E8
    The Umbrella GoddessThis story is about a boy who went to visit his friend who moved to the countryside.
  • Cursed
    E9
    CursedThis is the story of a particular mother and daughter who were inflicted with a terrible curse.
  • The Moon
    E10
    The MoonThis is a story about the members of a particular high school baseball team staying in a lodge for training camp.
  • Video
    E11
    VideoThis is a story that three middle school students experienced on the last day of summer vacation...
  • Tomonari-kun
    E12
    Tomonari-kunThis is the story of a high school girl and some young boys who lived in a particular housing complex.
  • Tormentor
    E13
    TormentorThis is the story of a particular group of boys attending an elementary school in the country...

Cast of Season 1

  • Kanji TsudaStoryteller (voice)
  • Ryouta Murai
  • Risa Aizawa
  • Shoichiro Masumoto
  • Ryō Hirano
  • Keisuke Ueda
  • Ayaka Onishi
  • Toshihiko Tanaka
  • Tomoya TakashimaDirector
  • Nobuyuki HosoyaProducer

 

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