From the master of horror manga, this anthology series shines a light on many of Junji Ito's twisted stories, starting with introducing the gloomy, curse-obsessed Souichi. Then, in the second story, a strange plague forces a couple to make a difficult decision about their child.
In "Fashion Model", a group of amateur filmmakers get more than they bargained for when they cast a strange looking actress in their new indie movie. And in one of the most critically acclaimed stories from Junji Ito, "Long Dream" asks questions about the nature of reality and perception of time in the face of the mind's ability to warp both.
Crossroads divination is a type of fortune telling in many different cultures, but in this episode's first story, it becomes something far more dangerous. Then, in the second story, a family who are being troubled by slugs all over their property find out just how much worse their plight can become.
In Shiver, a young boy notices the puzzling disease affecting his neighbor, and recognizes it's symptoms from his own past. And in House of Puppets, a puppeteer family finds themselves questioning who exactly is pulling the strings in their lives.
Oshikiri lives in a strange house that seems to be connected to parallel worlds, with strange variants of people he knows passing through all the time. But what if they're dangerous? And Shouichi returns to "make" some friends... literally.
In Window Next Door, a young boy moves to a new town where his mysterious new neighbor might prove to be more than he bargained for. And in Gentle Goodbye, a newlywed wife struggles to deal with the strange tradition of her husband's family.
Yuji Mitsuya
Souichi
Tagashira Shinobu
Director
Kana Sasaki
Creator
Makoto Hojo
Keiichi Hosoji