Tales from the Dead

Jul 25, 2008

1h 30m

★ 5.0

Overview

Tales from The Dead is a Japanese-language anthology feature film of four ghost stories, each one with a unique personality...each frightening in a different way. Some stories involve revenge while others are warnings about appreciating the value of life. Tales From The Dead is four terrifying, original ghost stories in one.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Rum Runner Films

Tales from the Dead Trailers

Cast

Jiro

Hiroshi Abe

Detective Minehiro

Toshiya Agata

Reporter

Mariko Denda

Kaori

Mari Endo

Zombie

evan himes

Takashi

Kei Hirayama

Tamika

Leni Ito

When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired sanitation worker targeted by his suspicious neighbors, and an adulterer who may face a fitting demise if the yarns come true.

6.2

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6.2

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6.0

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6.2

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5.7

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5.7

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0.0

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6.4

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6.7

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7.2

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6.2

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1.6

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1.0

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0.0

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4.2

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5.5

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