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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

Each week at dusk, a man in a yellow mask arrives at a nearby playground. Gather at his feet to listen and learn from the mysterious storyteller. He recounts tales of horror to his captive audience, each story darker and more sinister than the last. Drawing from traditional paper dramas, the stories weave myths, urban legends, and rumors from Japan’s long history of haunting tales.
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Episodes

  1. S4 E40 - Tongue
    January 14, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A salaryman on his way home from work spots a cat lying lifelessly in the road after being hit by a car. He carries it to the sidewalk, but it's clearly beyond help, so he makes a grave for it and heads home. That night, while relaxing at home, he hears what sounds like a kitten's cry...
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  2. S4 E41 - Fish Tank
    January 14, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A boy in middle school learns of a creepy old house near his school. He decides to check it out and, once inside, discovers a large fish tank in one room. Curious to know what's in it, he cautiously peers through the glass...
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  3. S4 E42 - Sewing Shears
    January 14, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A young woman in college has moved into a certain old apartment building. As she's unpacking her belongings, she sees a spot on the wooden floor where a mismatched board has been added. Curious, she lifts the board to find a dirt surface with a pair of rusty scissors stuck in the earth...
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  4. S4 E43 - Red High Heel
    January 21, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A salaryman has missed the last train after working overtime. He tries to hail a taxi some distance from the train station, but is unable to catch one. As he's wondering what he should do, he spots a vacant taxi racing along an empty street at high speed and finally manages to catch a ride, but then...
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  5. S4 E44 - Night Bus
    January 28, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A group of college students sets off on a night bus to go on vacation. On the way, one of them develops a stomachache and asks the driver to stop at a service area along the highway. But when he returns from the bathroom, the atmosphere inside the bus is very different...
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  6. S4 E45 - Guess Who?
    February 4, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A high school student is visiting an amusement park with an older member of her club, whom she has a crush on. She's thrilled at the prospect of going on this date with the senpai she admires. But on the way home, they see a creepy woman on the train platform, and from that point onward, the girl's head is overtaken by a frightening suspicion...
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  7. S4 E46 - Footsteps
    February 11, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A husband, after finally receiving some time off, accompanies his wife on a shopping trip. Along the way, he receives an invitation from a friend to go out for drinks. To avoid upsetting his wife, he replies to his friend in a bathroom stall, but then he notices some creepy writing on the wall...
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  8. S4 E47 - Cassette Tape
    February 18, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A man has returned to his hometown to attend the wedding of a friend from elemntary school. To please his family, he arrives a day early to stay at his parents' home the night before. As he's marveling at how his childhood bedroom hasn't changed at all, he discovers a cassette tape in a desk drawer labeled "What Happened Today" and decides to listen to it...
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  9. S4 E48 - Grinding Teeth
    February 25, 2017
    5min
    13+
    An office lady uses some of her paid leave to go on a trip with her coworkers, but during the trip, she develops a toothache. Hoping to get it fixed even though she's on vacation, she visits a local, old-looking dental clinic. The dentist takes one look at her tooth and shoves pliers into her mouth to pull it without asking for her approval...
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  10. S4 E49 - Calling Crane
    March 4, 2017
    5min
    13+
    Some middle school girls are staying over at a classmate's house. At school that day, the girls had agreed to perform a ritual at the sleepover that they believe will let them speak to the dead. They're having a great time as they begin the ritual, but...
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  11. S4 E50 - White Line
    March 11, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A new teacher is staying after school grading tests for her class. When she glances out the window, she sees a student in an unfamiliar, old-looking school uniform, laying white powder lines in the schoolyard. The teacher steps outside to issue a warning, but the student is gone, and the white line continues into the school building. So she follows it inside to find the student...
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  12. S4 E51 - Snow Hut
    March 18, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A boy in elementary school has been brought to the snowy country by his parents to visit his grandparents over winter break. He doesn't often see snow, so he's overjoyed to have snowball fights and build snow huts with his cousin. Then, in a grove of trees, they find a snow hut with no entrance...
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  13. S4 E52 - Underground Walkway
    March 25, 2017
    5min
    13+
    A college student is caught in a sudden rainfall on the way home from a night out drinking. He attempts to take shelter until the rain stops, but discovers an underground path to the train station and heads down it. A bit ahead of him in the dark, empty passage, he spots a man in what looks like a construction worker's uniform, who tries to lead him down a side path that leads away from the s...
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