Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
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Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales

7.3 / 10
2006
1 season
11 episodes
AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

An anthology of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death; "Goddess of the Dark Tower", the story of forbidden love between a goddess and a human; and "Goblin Cat", the story of a mysterious cat monster with a vendetta against a certain family.

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  • Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 1

    1.Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 1

    13-01-200623m

    "Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the classic Japanese ghost story, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes th...

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 2

    2.Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 2

    20-01-200623m

    "Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the classic Japanese ghost story, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes th...

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 3

    3.Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 3

    5.0
    27-01-200623m

    "Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the classic Japanese ghost story, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes th...

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 4

    4.Yotsuya Ghost Story - Part 4

    03-02-200623m

    "Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the classic Japanese ghost story, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes th...

  • The Legend of Tenshu - Part 1

    5.The Legend of Tenshu - Part 1

    10-02-200623m

    "Goddess of the Dark Tower" is based on Tenshu Monogatari, a play by Kyōka Izumi. It tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. In medieval Japan, Zushonosuke H...

  • The Legend of Tenshu - Part 2

    6.The Legend of Tenshu - Part 2

    17-02-200623m

    "Goddess of the Dark Tower" is based on Tenshu Monogatari, a play by Kyōka Izumi. It tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. In medieval Japan, Zushonosuke H...

  • The Legend of Tenshu - Part 3

    7.The Legend of Tenshu - Part 3

    23-02-200623m

    "Goddess of the Dark Tower" is based on Tenshu Monogatari, a play by Kyōka Izumi. It tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. In medieval Japan, Zushonosuke H...

  • The Legend of Tenshu - Part 4

    8.The Legend of Tenshu - Part 4

    03-03-200623m

    "Goddess of the Dark Tower" is based on Tenshu Monogatari, a play by Kyōka Izumi. It tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. In medieval Japan, Zushonosuke H...

  • Bakeneko - Part 1

    9.Bakeneko - Part 1

    10-03-200623m

    In the Edo period, the young daughter of a samurai family is planning to marry, but not for love. Her father, while being a good man, is financially incompetent and too madly in lo...

  • Bakeneko - Part 2

    10.Bakeneko - Part 2

    17-03-200623m

    The moment the bride crosses the threshold of the house to leave, she is struck dead. The medicine peddler, being a stranger and looking rather suspicious, is seized as the culprit...

  • Bakeneko - Part 3

    11.Bakeneko - Part 3

    24-03-200623m

    In his youth, the head of family had kidnapped a sacrificial maiden, keeping her locked away in a basement prison to be raped and abused at his leisure. Her only companionship was...

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