Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006)

Original title

怪 〜ayakashi〜

Genre

horror anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 11 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an anime anthology of three horror stories set in Japan's past. One is about a samurai haunted by his murdered wife. Another is a ghost story set in a feudal tower. The third follows a medicine seller who battles a shapeshifting cat spirit.

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What happens

Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, known in Japan as Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror (怪 〜ayakashi〜 Japanese Classic Horror), is a Japanese anime horror anthology television series produced by Toei Animation. The series is made up of three stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story" (Yotsuya Kaidan), an adaptation of the classic kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya IV; "Goddess of the Dark Tower" (Tenshu Monogatari), based on the play by Kyōka Izumi; and "Goblin Cat" (Bakeneko), an original story by Kenji Nakamura and Michiko Yokote. A spin-off series, titled Mononoke, aired in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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