Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
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From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
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1Episode 1The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
24 min
A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.
2Episode 2The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
25 min
Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.
3Episode 3Hanging Balloon
25 min
After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.
4Episode 4Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair
24 min
Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.
5Episode 5Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
24 min
Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.
6Episode 6Mold / Library Vision
24 min
A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.
7Episode 7Tomb Town
24 min
After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.
8Episode 8Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore
25 min
When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.
9Episode 9Tomie・Photo
24 min
A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.
10Episode 10Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
25 min
Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.
11Episode 11Alley / Headless Statue
24 min
A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.
12Episode 12Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet
24 min
A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.
