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The series is a collection of popular school ghost stories in Japan, rewritten specifically for a young demographic. [5] A four-part film series based on the books was produced from 1995 to 1999. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series in 1994 and an anime produced by Pierrot and SPE Visual Works in 2000. [6] A video game was also ...
The cover art for the first volume of the anime series, published by Aniplex, featuring the main characters. Ghost Stories (学校の怪談, Gakkō no Kaidan), also known as Ghosts at School, is a 2000 Japanese anime series directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Pierrot. The 20-episode series was adapted from Tōru Tsunemitsu's eponymous ...
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories also known in Japan as Yami Shibai (闇芝居, Yami Shibai, lit.Dark Play) and Theater of Darkness is a Japanese anime television series. The first season was directed by Tomoya Takashima, with scripts written by Hiromu Kumamoto and produced by ILCA.
There have also been adaptations on television. Story 1 of the Japanese television drama Kaidan Hyaku Shosetsu was a version of Yotsuya Kaidan, [13] and episodes 1–4 of Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, a 2006 anime television series, were also a retelling of the story.
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi, Kwaidan is an anthology film comprising four stories, each based upon traditional ghost stories. [10] Similar to Onibaba, Kwaidan weaves elements of Noh theater into the story. [9] The anthology uses elements of psychological horror rather than jump scare tactics common in Western horror films. [10]
The series is made up of three stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story" (Yotsuya Kaidan), an adaptation of the classic Yotsuya Ghost Story kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya IV; "Goddess of the Dark Tower (Tenshu Monogatari)", based on the play by Kyōka Izumi; and "Goblin Cat (Bake Neko)", an original story by Kenji Nakamura and Michiko Yokote. [5]
School ghost stories (Gakkō no Kaidan in Japanese) may refer to: Gakkō no Kaidan (novel series), a series of Japanese light novels by Takaaki Kaima; School Ghost Stories or Haunted School, a 1995 Japanese horror film and subsequent franchise, based on books by Toru Tsunemitsu Gakkō no Kaidan 2, a 1996 sequel film
The series used the basis of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai to tell classic Japanese ghost stories and ran for 11 episodes. The popularity of the game is not limited to Japan; in the Paranormal State episode "Freshman Fear", members of the Penn State Paranormal Research Society play the Ancient Japanese Game of One Hundred Candles during their ...