Tales of the Bizarre
世にも奇妙な物語
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About
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.
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Episodes
Season 1
The Touch of Terror
Satomi Ayukawa (Miho Nakayama) has a strange power: when she touches an object, she sees the past of the person connected to it. She's just seen an unpleasant part of an arranged-marriage prospect's past. Later, her car stalls on a mountain pass and a man (Johnny Okura) gives her a lift. In the passenger seat she picks up a pendant — and an image of a woman being strangled floods into her mind.
The Rumored Makio
High schooler Natsuko Yamazaki (Kaori Sakagami) discovers various rumors written on her younger brother's floppy disk. On a whim, she adds a rumor she invents herself: that if you play with a lone boy named Makio in the park at night, you'll never come home. The rumor spreads instantly and gradually becomes true.
Consort Yang's Board Game
Kazuyuki Yamada (Hironobu Nomura) was thinking of marrying Yoko Karasawa (Azusa Nakamura), but she's easily stolen away by a rich man, leaving him bitter. A strange old man appears and tells him of a sugoroku (board game) that Yang Guifei played with the men she gathered in China's Tang dynasty. Reach the goal and you become fabulously wealthy — but whatever is written on the square you land on comes true.
Locker
Industrial spy Satoru (Yuji Oda) sneaks into a bio-chemistry research lab. While copying classified documents he's caught by researcher Kunio Saguchi (Yasunori Danda). Fighting desperately to escape, Satoru kills him. Hearing a guard's footsteps close in and with nowhere to run, he dives into a locker...
The Spirit of Darkness
The old woman who runs a candy shop (Kyoko Kishida) tells the children who visit about the spirits of darkness. Enraged at humans for destroying nature, the spirits — who once attacked people — were sealed behind a wall by a virtuous monk. That wall is inside this shop, and she has guarded it ever since. Then three punks show up demanding she vacate the store...
My Home
Yoshimi Sato (Yu Hayami) and her husband Kenji (Hisayuki Nakajima) buy a used property and get the home they'd always wanted. But right after moving in, a string of incidents — smashed windows and the like — appear to be someone's harassment. With no idea of the cause, the couple grows anxious. Yoshimi consults a detective (Junkichi Orimoto), but he only offers to patrol the area...
Tales of the Bizarre S01E07 - A Foul Smelling Dead Body
Doctor Naoto (Tsutomu Sekine) is about to marry Yoshiko Imamura (Mio Takaki). He buys a used detached house and moves in. One morning he wakes to a foul stench in the house. Unable to bear it, he fills the place with air fresheners. A neighbor says the previous resident, Shigeo Iijima (Lou Oshiba), is an oddball who lives nearby. Then a wedding ring is found at the back of a closet...
The Garbage That Cannot Be Thrown Away
Career woman Kaoru Sawada (Junko Sakurada) lives alone in Tokyo, having left her husband and child in the countryside. One day she comes home to find the trash she'd put out that morning sitting by her door. The building manager, fed up with her ignoring the disposal rules, put it there. After a lecture from him, she finds herself unable to throw anything away...
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About Tales of the Bizarre
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending. Across 4 seasons and 217 episodes, originally airing on Fuji News Network, with status "Returning Series".
Tales of the Bizarre Cast and Characters
The cast features Tamori. Their performances are a major reason Tales of the Bizarre has built such a passionate audience.
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Tales of the Bizarre holds a 7.8/10 rating based on 6 reviews — well above average.
Who is in the cast of Tales of the Bizarre?
The main cast includes Tamori.
Is Tales of the Bizarre available in Japanese?
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Tales of the Bizarre first aired in 1990.
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Where can I watch Tales of the Bizarre for free?
You can watch Tales of the Bizarre online for free on Bowood.TV. All 217 episodes across 4 seasons are available to stream in HD without a subscription, signup, or paywall. Just open the show page and press play.
How many seasons and episodes does Tales of the Bizarre have?
Tales of the Bizarre currently has 4 seasons and a total of 217 episodes. The series status is "Returning Series", so the episode count may grow as new seasons are released. You can browse the full episode list on Bowood.TV and continue watching from where you left off.
What is Tales of the Bizarre about?
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however… It belongs to the Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery genres.
In which language is Tales of the Bizarre originally available?
Tales of the Bizarre was originally produced in JA. On Bowood.TV the show is available in its original JA audio. Check the player options on the watch page for available subtitle tracks.
When was Tales of the Bizarre first released?
Tales of the Bizarre first premiered on April 19, 1990 (1990). The show is still ongoing with new episodes being released.
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