Hiroaki Hirakata

Six short stories: Chain Mail, Left Behind, Tattoo, Viewfinder's Memory, Guardian Angel, and Mortuary

The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is approximately 15 minutes long and are briefly introduced by a host. "Peony Lamp" is a story of love, death and ghosts. "She Bear" tells the story of a monster lady who terrorizes passers of a city tunnel. "Yamamba" is a spirit living in the depths of the forests waiting to feed on anyone who ventures there. "Nurarihyon" tells us of a playful spirit visiting a family's restaurant. "Heartbroken trip", a young woman visits a spa not knowing what awaits her. "Lost Souls" a stop during a long car ride turns into a nightmare.

This is the second in a new series of short horror-cinema films depicting contemporary fears, with Junji Inagawa as the storyteller. In addition to "Someone is Watching," in which Yumiko attempts suicide and is suddenly attacked by a series of mysterious events, the film includes four other stories: "Heartbreak Trip," "Mortuary," and "Soul on the Lake.

This is the third in a new series of short horror-cinema films depicting contemporary fears with Junji Inagawa as the storyteller. It includes "Peony Lantern," a traditional Japanese ghost story performed with beauty and sadness by Nanako Okochi, as well as "Kuma Onna," "Yamamba," and "Nurarihyon," a total of four stories.