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Tales of the Bizarre

1990 · 4 seasons

A wry host guides you through self-contained tales that often end on a cruel, unsettling twist, leaving a lingering chill.

Created by
Akihiro Masuda, Atsuo Kobayashi
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Mystery
Starring
Tamori, Miho Nakayama, Johnny Ohkura
Overview
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

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Created by
Akihiro Masuda, Atsuo Kobayashi
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Mystery
Starring
Tamori, Miho Nakayama, Johnny Ohkura
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • deception
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • death
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, mystery
Created by
Akihiro Masuda, Atsuo Kobayashi, Masayuki Suzuki, Masahiro Nakano, Teruhiko Kuze, Sadataka Ogawa
Written by
Katsuhiro Takada, Tokio Tsuchiya, Junki Takegami, Makoto Hayashi
Starring
Tamori, Miho Nakayama, Johnny Ohkura, Tomoko Fujita, Kaori Sakagami, Hironobu Nomura, Yuji Oda, Yasunori Danta
Music
Kuniaki Haishima
Cinematography
Mototaka Nagase, Tsugio Kawaguchi
Length
4 seasons, 217 episodes
Network
Fuji News Network
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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