Tales of the Unusual
世にも奇妙な物語 映画の特集編
Synopsis
A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.
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Kazuyuki Aijima
Manabe (segment "One Snowy Night") / Salaryman (segment "The Storyteller")
Izumi Inamori
Chiharu Takajo (segment "The Marriage Simulator")
Renji Ishibashi
Old Man (segment "Chess")
Takashi Kashiwabara
Yuichi Tokunagi (segment "The Marriage Simulator")
Narumi Kayashima
(segment "The Marriage Simulator")
Masahiro Komoto
Seiichi Tomoda (segment "Chess")
Saya Takagi
(segment "The Marriage Simulator")
Akihiko Murata
Kiichi Nakai
(segment "Samurai Cellular")
Hideyuki Nakayama
Ren Osugi
Yoshiaki Yamauchi (segment "One Snowy Night")
Yukiko Okamoto
Kumi Kato (segment "Chess")
Megumi Okina
Karu (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Kazuma Suzuki
Takuro Yuki (segment "One Snowy Night")
Shinji Takeda
Akira Kato (segment "Chess")
Tamori
Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")
Keiko Toda
Riku (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Koji Yamamoto
College Student (segment "The Storyteller")
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Masayuki Ochiai, Hisao Ogura, Mamoru Hoshi, Masayuki Suzuki
- Screenplay & Story
- Tomoko Aizawa, Masayuki Ochiai, Motoki Nakamura, Katsuhide Suzuki, Ryôichi Kimizuka
- Original Score
- Hironori Doi
- Original Title
- 世にも奇妙な物語 映画の特集編
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese, English, French
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Masayuki Ochiai, Hisao Ogura, Mamoru Hoshi, Masayuki Suzuki
Tomoko Aizawa, Masayuki Ochiai, Motoki Nakamura, Katsuhide Suzuki, Ryôichi Kimizuka
Hironori Doi
Hiroshi Takase
Daisuke Sekiguchi
Department Leadership Roster
Tomoko Aizawa
Writer
Masayuki Ochiai
Writer
Motoki Nakamura
Writer
Katsuhide Suzuki
Writer
Masayuki Ochiai
Director
Ryôichi Kimizuka
Writer
Hironori Doi
Original Music Composer
Hisao Ogura
Director
Mamoru Hoshi
Director
Masayuki Suzuki
Director
Daisuke Sekiguchi
Producer
Hiroshi Takase
Director of Photography
Takashi Yoshida
Production Design
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Tales of the Unusual
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What is Tales of the Unusual about?
A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.
Who directed Tales of the Unusual?
Tales of the Unusual was directed by Masayuki Ochiai, Hisao Ogura, Mamoru Hoshi, Masayuki Suzuki.
Who stars in Tales of the Unusual?
The principal cast of Tales of the Unusual includes Kazuyuki Aijima, Izumi Inamori, Renji Ishibashi, Takashi Kashiwabara, Narumi Kayashima.
When was Tales of the Unusual released and how long is it?
Tales of the Unusual was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 2h 6m.
Who composed the musical score for Tales of the Unusual?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tales of the Unusual was composed by Hironori Doi.