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Tales of the Unusual (2000)

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A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.

Release Date
November 3, 2000
Runtime
2h 6m
Rating
6.8/10 (13 votes)

Directors: Hisao Ogura, Masayuki Ochiai, Masayuki Suzuki, Mamoru Hoshi

Cast: Kazuyuki Aijima, Izumi Inamori, Renji Ishibashi, Takashi Kashiwabara, Narumi Kayashima, Masahiro Komoto, Saya Takagi, Akihiko Murata

Collection: Tales of the Bizarre Collection

瘋狂的愛友子的長夜門的另一邊病毒自殺悲願
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Tales of the Unusual

6.8
126 min

A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.

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Production Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageJapanese
Release Date11/3/2000
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Cast

Kazuyuki Aijima

as Manabe (segment "One Snowy Night") / Salaryman (segment "The Storyteller")

Izumi Inamori

as Chiharu Takajo (segment "The Marriage Simulator")

Renji Ishibashi

as Old Man (segment "Chess")

Takashi Kashiwabara

as Yuichi Tokunagi (segment "The Marriage Simulator")

Narumi Kayashima

as (segment "The Marriage Simulator")

Masahiro Komoto

as Seiichi Tomoda (segment "Chess")

Saya Takagi

as (segment "The Marriage Simulator")

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Akihiko Murata

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tales of the Unusual about?

A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These i…

How long is Tales of the Unusual?

2h 6m

When was Tales of the Unusual released?

November 3, 2000

Who directed Tales of the Unusual?

Hisao Ogura, Masayuki Ochiai, Masayuki Suzuki, Mamoru Hoshi

Who stars in Tales of the Unusual?

Kazuyuki Aijima, Izumi Inamori, Renji Ishibashi

What genre is Tales of the Unusual?

Horror, Comedy, Romance