Dark Tales of Japan (2005)

An anthology of five J-Horror shorts from some of the genres best known directors (Yoshihiro Nakamura, Norio Tsuruta, Kōji Shiraishi, Takashi Shimizu, and Masayuki Ochiai) tied together by a rather shaky bridge narrative. It was made for TV, so has a cheapo realistic shot-on-video charm that works in its favour occasionally. As you’d expect it’s hit and miss in the story department, but the eerie audio is of a consistently high standard.

2½ watchful eyes out of 5