Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

This is the story of a particular group of boys attending an elementary school in the country...

This is the story of a high school girl and some young boys who lived in a particular housing complex...

This is a story that three middle school students experienced on the last day of summer vacation...

This is a story about the members of a particular high school baseball team staying in a lodge for training camp...

This is the story of a particular mother and daughter who were inflicted with a terrible curse...

This is the story of a particular boy who went to visit his friend, who had just moved out to the country...

This story begins with a phone call that was received at a particular young woman's home, in the middle of the night...

This is the story of a particular man who did nothing but work, work, work, day in and day out...

This is the story of a particular family that went shopping for their young son's birthday present at a department store...

This is the story of a teacher at a particular elementary school who had to work a bit late one day...

This is the story of a boy named Toshiharu who moved back to the country with his parents.

This is the story of a man who went to a particular village in the country on a business trip...

This is the story of a man who had just moved into a particular apartment.

This is the story of a particular married couple that moved to a village in the countryside...

This is the story of a particular female college student who came to help at her grandmother's store...

This is the story of a particular college student who picked up something forgotten on a train's overhead rack...

This is the story of a man who faithfully wrote in his journal every day...

This is the story of a new teacher who moved from Tokyo to teach at a middle school in the countryside...

This is the story of a particular man who came to visit the village where his relatives lived...

This is the story of a businessman who was distressed because his work wasn't going well...

This is a story that happened to a particular boy and his family...

This is the story of a girl in high school who had a crush on a boy...

This is the story of a particular college student who fell in love with a woman living in the housing complex across the street...

This is the story of a particular boy who found a worn-out old doll, and his family...

This is the story of a female college student who was invited to visit the home of her friend from high school...

This is the story of a particular rookie police officer who displayed his ventriloquism ability at a traffic safety meeting...

A teacher notices a boy drawing pictures of people who end up missing.

A boy sneaks into a closed swimming pool.

A young girl visits her grandmother and is obsessed with a cuckoo clock on the wall.

A young couple are at a mall carnival and the young woman is offered a free ride on the carousel.

Two high school students run into the handshake men.

Two teenage couple visit an abandoned house for a test of courage. They find a set of dolls where the Empress doll is missing.

At the Kuchiya Inn, during a school field trip, all of the students are asleep, except for three boys. One of them, Osamu, tells his friends he doesn't want to sleep because he's been having a nightmare recently.

Two girls attend a festival, but something strange happens.

A young couple visits a taxidermy museum.

A man in a hospital notices strange noises coming from a hospital room.

A young couple moves into an apartment infested with rats and the young lady is bitten by one.

Two men are travelling and run out of gas in a tunnel.

A young man visits a bathhouse. A woman on the other side continually asks him for things, which he finds strange since no one else is in the bathhouse.

A college student is caught in a sudden rainfall on the way home from a night out drinking. He attempts to take shelter until the rain stops, but discovers an underground path to the train station and heads down it.

A boy in elementary school has been brought to the snowy country by his parents to visit his grandparents over winter break. He doesn't often see snow, so he's overjoyed to have snowball fights and build snow huts with his cousin. Then, in a grove of trees, they find a snow hut with no entrance.

A new teacher is staying after school grading tests for her class. When she glances out the window, she sees a student in an unfamiliar, old-looking school uniform, laying white powder lines in the schoolyard.

Some middle school girls are staying over at a classmate's house. At school that day, the girls had agreed to perform a ritual at the sleepover that they believe will let them speak to the dead.

An office lady uses some of her paid leave to go on a trip with her coworkers, but during the trip, she develops a toothache. Hoping to get it fixed even though she's on vacation, she visits a local, old-looking dental clinic. The dentist takes one look at her tooth and shoves pliers into her mouth to pull it without asking for her approval.

A man has returned to his hometown to attend the wedding of a friend from elementary school. To please his family, he arrives a day early to stay at his parents' home the night before. As he's marveling at how his childhood bedroom hasn't changed at all, he discovers a cassette tape in a desk drawer labeled "What Happened Today" and decides to listen to it.

A husband, after finally receiving some time off, accompanies his wife on a shopping trip. Along the way, he receives an invitation from a friend to go out for drinks. To avoid upsetting his wife, he replies to his friend in a bathroom stall, but then he notices some creepy writing on the wall.

A high school student is visiting an amusement park with an older member of her club, whom she has a crush on. She's thrilled at the prospect of going on this date with the senpai she admires. But on the way home, they see a creepy woman on the train platform, and from that point onward, the girl's head is overtaken by a frightening suspicion.

A group of college students sets off on a night bus to go on vacation. On the way, one of them develops a stomachache and asks the driver to stop at a service area along the highway. But when he returns from the bathroom, the atmosphere inside the bus is very different..

A business has missed the last train after working overtime. He tries to hail a taxi some distance from the train station, but is unable to catch one. As he's wondering what he should do, he spots a vacant taxi racing along an empty street at high speed and finally manages to catch a ride.

A young woman in college has moved into a certain old apartment building. As she is unpacking her belongings, she sees a spot on the wooden floor where a mismatched board has been added. Curious, she lifts the board to find a dirt surface with a pair of rusty scissors stuck in the ground -

A boy in middle school learns of a creepy old house near his school. He decides to check it out and, once inside, discovers a large fish tank in one room. Curious to know what's in it, he cautiously peers through the glass.

A business on his way home from work spots a cat lying lifelessly in the road after being hit by a car. He carries it to the sidewalk, but it's clearly beyond help, so he makes a grave for it and heads home. That night, while relaxing at home, he hears what sounds like a kitten's cry.

The story of a stunningly beautiful woman. A certain reporter lies in wait after learning of a strange incident in which young men have been disappearing. In the midst of his investigation, he encounters a certain woman, and watches as she seduces men one after another. The shocking last installment...

The story of an office lady living a peaceful life. One day, on her bus ride home, she saw a strange woman wearing a kimono, but she decided to pretend she hadn't seen her. Then terror struck... The bus continues to roll along, carrying her resentment on board...

The story of an office lady who was very proud of her beautiful hair. It's so beautiful that she is the envy of all her friends, and their constant compliments intoxicate her. She gazes at herself in the mirror, never realizing that a tragic disaster awaits her. Is it jealousy or resentment that resides in her bewitching black hair?

The story of a company employee waiting at a bus stop. On a rainy night, a young girl with an ethereal feel about her begins the child's game of flower reading with a bloom held in her small hand. Is she a dream, or an illusion? Her readings toy with his mind more and more. As he watches the petals fall, the man learns of his own fate...

The story of a college student who loved to gossip. A rumor has been spreading among her friends that lures them to the depths of fear. When she peers into a friend's eyes, she can see a white silhouette. At this moment, no one knows that this was only a glimpse into a terror that has yet to begin...

The story of a college student who's just moved into a new apartment. As she's enjoying life in her new home, she hears strange sounds coming from next door. She doesn't yet know of the world of madness that visits from within loneliness... This night enveloped in stillness will never again return, and there's nowhere to run...

The story of a family visiting the countryside. The grandma tells her grandson Takeshi that he must not go near the house with the mountain behind it. But Takeshi, during a game of hide-and-seek with his cousins, disobeys his grandma and enters the forbidden house. From there, Takeshi is led into a world of darkness...

The story of a high school girl who is heartbroken after her boyfriend left her for her best friend. She's still in shock when she stumbles upon a book of incantations. One incantation in its pages sucks her into a whirlpool of terror.

The story of a woman who wishes for happiness after getting married. However, her husband always comes home late from work, leaving her feeling doubtful. One night, she discovers several emails from a woman on her husband's phone, and accuses him of cheating on her. But that was only the beginning of a dark world she would wish she had never known...

The story of two girls who have been together in all things since they were children. Yukari has always been the type who wanted to do everything her best friend Haru did. It's unclear whether she acts out of envy, love, or madness, but her feelings become a darkness that leads to a tragic fate...

The story of a woman and her young daughter visiting family in the countryside. On the way there, they meet a somewhat eerie-looking old woman dressed all in black, and this meeting entangles the mother and daughter in something disturbing. What did the little girl see in a seemingly ordinary flock of crows?

The story of a certain office lady. On her way home from work, she meets a young girl in the park who persistently asks her to give her things. The moment she begins to see her past self in this young girl, things take a frightening turn. Can she escape the darkness of material desire?

The story of a family leading a rather affluent lifestyle. A young woman realized her dream and married an elite businessman. However, contrary to her ideal, her new husband works so much that he has no time for his family, and things aren't going as smoothly as she'd imagined with her new stepchild. One day, as she's beginning to feel he exhaustion of this new life wearing on her, she receives a phone call. It sounds like someone's tried to call the nursery school and reached her by mistake...

Two young women, Eriko and Shiho, are climbing a mountain. Shiho is having a great time hearing her own voice echo in the mountains, but Eriko just wants to enjoy the view in peace. Then a man's voice breaks through the still air, and the echoes Eriko and Shiho hear suddenly bring a sense of fear...

Yurika is traveling with her friends from college. The group finds themselves at a waterfall deep in a forest that wasn't mentioned in their guidebook, and they hear what sounds like objects falling over the roar of the water...

Shirou is climbing a mountain when he gets caught in a severe blizzard and takes shelter in a nearby shack. The blizzard worsens, and Shirou braces himself to wait it out. But soon, disturbing sounds fill the shack, bringing terror he never expected...

Twin boys, Takashi and Satoshi, are playing in a forest. The energetic Takashi talks the shy Satoshi into climbing a large tree, but as they do, Satoshi recalls something that had vanished from his memory...

Mika drives through the rain to pick up her daughter, Michiko, from day care. She tries to talk with Michiko on the way home, but as their conversation carries on, Mika remembers something horrifying...

On a certain remote island, a group of concerned fishermen surround Chisato, a young woman trembling in fear. What could have happened to her? Eventually, she tells the terrifying story, which started when she drew a fortune from a certain shrine...

Takuya is a very shy boy who has moved out to the countryside to live with his grandfather. Takuya felt he didn't belong anywhere in Tokyo, and even here, he still doesn't fit in with the local kids and continues to fear the eyes of strangers. One day, Takuya stumbles upon a cluster of frog eggs and finds them strangely fascinating...

Shouta has been admitted to a hospital in the countryside after a car accident. He finds himself regularly conversing through the wall with two children in the room next to his. Eventually these conversations leave Shouta with a sense of fear...

Shimada, a salaryman, stops by a convenience store on his way home from work. It suddenly starts to rain, and he doesn't have an umbrella, so he "borrows" one that he finds on the umbrella rack. But as he walks along with the umbrella open, he senses a darkness approaching from behind...

Haruko moves to a village in the countryside to live with her new husband's family, On the way, he tells her about a custom in the village that requires its residents to toss their most prized possessions into a swamp. Shortly after they arrive at his family's home, Haruko is forced to join in this ritual with the rest of the villagers...

Hideaki is a salaryman who lives alone in a company housing unit. One night, when he returns from the office, he hears the wind blowing through the open balcony door. Memories of a tragic event one month ago then take over Hideaki's mind...

A group of high school students is visiting a certain cave on a field trip. A small group of them enters a corridor leading away from the main cave... but one of them, Tomoko, is ultimately left alone. After a few moments, she hears the screams of her classmates from deep inside the cave...

Thunder rumbles on a stormy night. At a certain house where Ryousuke, a high school boy is currently home alone, the phone rings just moments after the power goes out. Then a flash of lightning displays the shape of a person outside the window...

The story of a close-knit family. The children look forward to their mother's cooking, and the parents watch out for their children. They live a happy life... but that happiness begins to change. What will become of this family?

A certain office lady discovers a little boutique in town. She become excited by the nostalgic clothes inside and loses herself in her own memories. But when the truth is revealed, she also loses something else...

Matsudera works at a certain manga café. One day, a guest asks if he has found a misplaced earring, and that's where the terror begins...

Matsudera works at a certain manga café. One day, a guest asks if he has found a misplaced earring, and that's where the terror begins...

The residents of a certain apartment complex are taking the elevator early one morning. The day starts out like any other, but is soon warped by terror...

Takayuki lives in an old, wooden apartment building, where he spends every day in an ongoing quarrel with his elderly neighbor. One evening, he hears violent coughing through the thin wall, along with the pained voice of the old man...

Chie suddenly gets a call from her younger sister during work asking for her help. She heads toward the phone booth that her sister directed her to, but an unusual sight awaits her... What could have happened to Chie's sister?

Hamano is visiting a certain small town on a business trip. On the way to his hotel, he passes by several funerals, which makes him wonder if the town suffered some sort of accident. That night, as he's settling in at his hotel...

Hamano is visiting a certain small town on a business trip. On the way to his hotel, he passes by several funerals, which makes him wonder if the town suffered some sort of accident. That night, as he's settling in at his hotel...

A certain young man visits an art exhibit after receiving a free entry ticket. The lady at the reception desk seems creepy enough, but all the paintings in this bizarre exhibit are like nothing he's seen before. When the young man does something he was advised not to do, an unexpected fate awaits him...

The expedition crew finally make their way inside of Banagawa castle, where they confront the tyrannical machine shogun.

Sawako and her young son wait alone at their home in the suburbs for her husband to come home. As the night drags on, Sawako's uneasy feeling begins to turn into fear...

Katagiri is housesitting for his friend, who's traveling and needs someone to be there to accept an important package he's expecting. The delivery finally arrives late that evening, but his friend says he's expecting another package the next day and asks him to stay one more night. Katagiri begins to wonder what is in these packages that's so important...

This is the story of a college student enjoying a chat about his childhood...

This is the story of a certain high school student...

This is the story of a certain high school student...

This is the story of what happened to a certain pair of siblings on a snowy day...

This is the story of a certain office worker...

This is the story of a certain high school student...

This is the story of a certain college student...

This is the story of a certain man who enjoys fishing...

This is the story of a certain high school student who was studying for his entrance exams, late at night...

This is the tale of a certain boy...

This is the story of a certain young man who has lost his way...

This is the tale of a certain family's tradition...

This is the story of a group of youngsters who have come to an abandoned house to test their courage...

Naoyuki is an art designer at a major design firm. His junior colleague, Mitsutaka, tells him a strange story about the real reason why cats were not included in the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, and that there are actually people in the world who are in the year of the cat...

Natsuki has recently transferred to Chiaki's class. One day, when Chiaki is alone with her in the classroom after school, she tells him a strange story about a "monkey match"...

Yusuke is invited to go night fishing by Takayuki, his senior at work. When Yusuke is left alone to buy a drink, a strange old man approaches him and calls out to him. Yusuke goes back to Takayuki to report the incident, but Takayuki is looking down with a dark face...

Nao is a shy girl who has moved from Tokyo to a primary school in the countryside. She can't fit in with her class, and is lonely, planting winter peonies in her garden. When a strange girl comes to talk to her...

Ami is invited to her husband's parents' house for the first time. She is welcomed by her in-laws and her younger brothers, and is allowed to stay at their house for the night. She falls asleep and is woken up in the middle of the night to be told that they are celebrating her birthday...

A company man lives happily ever after with his wife and son. One day, he receives an old wooden horse from his parents' house. That night, the man begins to wander through a labyrinth of memories...

A bass player named "Chicken-kun" joins a band. Mikio, a member of the band, is curious about the mysterious behaviour of "Elder Boy". Who the hell is he?

Koichiro wakes up from a long nap. In the kitchen, his wife, Akiko, is cooking dinner, and Koichiro's favorite dishes are on the table. As he eats, Koichiro realizes that he had a similar day yesterday...

Shigeyuki has just lost his beloved son in an accident. His wife has left him in shock, and he finds himself staring at the papier-mâché tiger he made with his son the day before the accident...

Mizuki starts working as a pet-sitter. She takes on the job of walking "Umeta", a dog protected by an old woman living in a deserted village. However, there are a number of incidents in the village...

Hayakawa is a university student and his friend Irie. Irie, who suffers from insomnia, mentions the mysterious existence of the "44th sheep". That night, when Hayakawa can't sleep, he casually counts the sheep...

Rika is a teacher who spends her late nights reading children's essays. When she reads one of the children's essays, she finds a horrible ending...

Teranishi is invited to attend a wedding ceremony in a village where he is on a business trip. But the village has an unusual custom of holding a funeral and a wedding at the same time...

This is the story of a certain group of young people who have snuck into an abandoned school to tell ghost stories ...

This is the story of a certain woman who is worried about her husband......

This is the story of two girls who have gone on an impromptu trip...

This is the story of a certain man who has been hospitalized due to his failing health...

This is the story of a certain man who is spending his days listlessly after having his dreams crumble...

This is the story of a certain pair of sisters who get along well.....

This is the story of a certain couple who were hiking in the mountains...

This is the story of a certain woman who has recently moved...

This is the story of a certain college student who works at a café...

This is the story of a certain man who is late heading home, after going out for drinks...

This is the story of a certain middle schooler...

This is the story of a certain group of siblings whose father has died at home, unnoticed by anyone...

This is the story of a certain man who's not sure what to do...

This is the story of a man who runs a certain antique shop...

This is the story of a college student who's on a road trip to get over a breakup...

This is the stoty of a man who was using the internet in a totally normal way....

This is the story of a man who has arrived at a certain location to get a story....

This is the story of a man who works at a funeral parlor...

This is the story of a woman who has found a new purpose in life...

This is the story of a man who is trying to put his son to bed....

This is the story of a man who reunited with a friend after 20 years...

This is the story of a woman who's new to solo camping....

This is the story of a certain office worker who's late getting home...

This is the story of a certain couple who has lost their child...

This is the story of a family who has moved into a certain home in the mountains...

This is the story of a certain grade schooler who has discovered a new place to play.....

This is the story of a family that has moved to a certain town...

This is the story of a high school student encountering a string of bad luck...

This is story of a couple who is attending a reading for a picture book...

This is the story of a couple who is clearing out an old storage unit on their family's property.

This is the story of a boy and his mother who were hospitalized while travelling...

This is the story of a boy who's visiting the rural community his grandparents live in....

This is the story of a woman whose best friend died a year ago...

This is the story of a family that's moved into a certain home...

This is the story of a woman who's gone on a vacation with a friend to forget her heartache...

This is the story of a woman who's living as a shut-in...

This is the story of a man who's just lost his pet cat...

This is the story of a student who's visiting a friend's house on his way home from school....

This is the story of a man who's looking for a new place to live.....

This is the story of a high schooler who's friend has gone missing.

This is the story of a man who's started working at a prestigious, long-running hotel...

This is the story of a child who took a detour on his way home from school...

This is the story of a pair of men whose hobby is visiting haunted spots...

This is the story of a man who's visiting a certain hot springs district...

This is the story of a girl who's started a job at an old folks home...

This is the story of a group of friends putting together a video to play at a wedding ceremony..

This is the story of a pair of men who met at a drive-in...

This is the story of a college student who's having trouble with his living expenses...

This is the story of a girl who's looking for a simple way to lose weight...

This is the story of a girl who dreams of being an old-fashioned idol...

This is the story of a certain high school student who lives in the country...

This is the story of a girl who dreams of being an elevator attendant.

This is the story of a man who has a collection of questionable objects...

This is the story of a reporter, who is investigating a certain missing person...

This is the story of a man who's returned to his hometown, for a friend's funeral...

This is the story of a man hired to defend a certain fellow...

This is the story of a boy who has transferred to a rural elementary school...

This is the story of a man who is living through hard times...

This is the story of a man who loves cars, and his family.

This is the story of a man who suddenly finds himself offering counsel...

This is the story of a man who bought his childhood home.

This is the story of a man who is searching for his missing sister.

This is the story of a statue that was erected in a park...

This is the story of a girl who helped herself to another's things...

This is the story of a couple who recently started dating.

This is the story of a man who is visiting his hometown for the first time in a while, with his wife...

This is the story of a man who has received a postcard delivered to his home...

This is the story of a man whose friend spent the night at his house...

This is the story of a young couple that has moved to a rural community...

This is the story of a young woman who is visiting her parents after a year...

This is the story of a certain aged couple...

This is the story of a married couple who had recently moved...

This is the story of a woman who lost her mother at a young age...

This is the story of a man who becomes lost one hot day...

This is the story of visited a laundromat late at night...

This is the story of a certain elementary school girl...

This is the story of a certain family who is having to deal with a succession crisis...

This is the story of a woman who is visiting a certain shopping district...

This is the story of a boy who is looking forward to the conclusion of an anime...

This is the story of of a man who was given possession of a certain doll.

This is the story of a certain student who lives in a dormitory…

This is the story of young man and woman who have recently started dating...

This is the story of some women who have taken a sleeper train on a vacation.

This is the story of a man whose brother passed away in the snowy mountains.

This is the story of a married couple who will soon be having their first child.

This is the story of a grade schooler, who's on their way home.

This is the story of an unremarkable man who works in real estate.

This is the story of a woman who runs a certain tailor.

This is the story of a man who's gone into hiding at a rural village.

This is the story of a kid who's back in school after summer vacation.

This is the story of a man who studies urban legends.

Kondo found a recruitment post for a moving job on social media. The reward was stated as "50,000 yen + a scary story." Attracted not only by the high amount of the reward but also by the words "scary story," he invited his junior, Shimizu, and applied half in jest. It was well and good up to the point they applied, but...

Yoko recently lost her husband a few months ago. While out with her daughter, Manami, she notices a suspicious individual. Manami, completely absorbed in a magical girl anime, confuses reality with fiction, irritating Yoko. But is it really just the little girl's imagination...?

"Shini-gai"—a strange, deep-rooted custom practiced in Koichi's home village. Hating this custom from the bottom of his heart, Koichi broke free and left the village. Nine years have passed since then. Now, at the age of twenty-seven, has he truly been able to escape that curse-like custom?

Eiko is a housewife drowned in daily chores. Every day, she faces endless piles of laundry from her husband, her high school son, and her middle school daughter. But Eiko washes away more than just grime; she cleanses the malevolent grudges that cling to her family. Then one day, the washing machine begins to make an ominous sound...

Officer Takeuchi, a police box officer on patrol, spotted a mysterious doll placed at the base of a utility pole—the very site where a child had died in a car accident a few days earlier. That evening, a creepy visitor arrived at the police box, bringing along...

Haruko has just transferred to a rural elementary school. On the day of the Sports Day, it unfortunately pours with rain. But the school's decision is "Proceed as scheduled." The Sports Day is held without being canceled. Neither the teachers nor the other children seem to find it odd. Haruko also has no choice but to follow that atmosphere, but...

Minori is a junior high school student living alone with her mother, Aiko. Always kind, efficient at housework, and quick to make decisions, Aiko was someone Minori deeply admired. However, after finishing her high school entrance exams, Minori stumbles upon a secret lurking within this house...

Late at night, Rikako arrives at her local station on the last train. For some reason, a young boy is standing there all by himself in front of the station, with no guardian in sight. Growing concerned, Rikako stays by his side and walks him toward his home. They arrive at an old apartment building, but then, the boy starts saying he doesn't want to go home...

With his mother giving birth, Yuta has to spend his summer vacation at his grandma's. There are no shops around, only endless pumpkin patches. Bored, Yuta goes for a stroll, when a girl suddenly appears from the field and asks him to play. However...

Hirahara, an old man living in the village, suddenly caused a stir, shouting, "It’s going to burst!" However, the villagers, seemingly used to this, did not take him seriously. This was because, on that perfectly clear day, it was impossible for the dam to break. Yet, a man secretly monitoring Hirahara was informing an emergency via radio...

Yukako is an elementary school student living with her family. Her mother, Tae, always talks cheerfully to her wicker dowry trunk. However, because the family's life became difficult, Tae makes a decision to part with her important wicker trunk. Yukako has a bad feeling, but...

Summer vacation. Shogo, an elementary school student who spends his holidays at his grandfather’s house every year, is obsessed with "beetle wrestling," a game played among local kids. However, he keeps losing and desperately wants a stronger insect. That's when he discovers that the adults are holding a special, secret beetle wrestling match at night...