Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

E1 · 24m

The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

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.

E2 · 25m

The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

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.

E3 · 25m

Hanging Balloon

After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.

E4 · 24m

Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

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.

E5 · 24m

Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

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.

E6 · 24m

Mold / Library Vision

A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.

E7 · 24m

Tomb Town

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.

E8 · 25m

Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

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.

E9 · 24m

Tomie・Photo

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.

E10 · 25m

Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

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.

E11 · 24m

Alley / Headless Statue

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.

E12 · 24m

Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

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.