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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.

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From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.

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Season 1.

The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

2023-01-19 · 24m6.5

A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.

The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

2023-01-19 · 25m4.3

Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.

Hanging Balloon

2023-01-19 · 25m4.7

After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.

Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

2023-01-19 · 24m5.0

Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.

Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

2023-01-19 · 24m3.7

Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.

Mold / Library Vision

2023-01-19 · 24m4.3

A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.

Tomb Town

2023-01-19 · 24m6.4

After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.

Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

2023-01-19 · 25m5.7

When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.

Tomie・Photo

2023-01-19 · 24m6.7

A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.

Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

2023-01-19 · 25m3.7

Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.

Alley / Headless Statue

2023-01-19 · 24m5.3

A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.

Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

2023-01-19 · 24m6.0

A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.