Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales (TV)
Alternative title:
Ayakashi ~ Japanese Classic Horror
Аякаси: Классика японских ужасов (Russian)
怪～ayakashi～ Japanese Classic Horror (Japanese)
Themes:
anthology,
aristocracy,
betrayal,
conspiracy,
contemplation,
crime,
curses,
demons,
detective,
Edo period,
exorcism,
folklore,
forbidden romance,
ghosts,
goddesses,
historical,
magical items,
mysticism,
mythology,
occult,
reincarnation,
revenge,
samurai,
social commentary,
sorcery,
spirits,
surrealism,
tragedy,
transformations,
urban legends,
youkai
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
A collection of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Kaidan," the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death, "Tenshu Monogatari," the story of forbidden love between a goddess and a human, and "Bakeneko," the story of a mysterious cat monster with a vendetta against a certain family.
User Ratings:
624 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
half hour per episode
Number of episodes:
11
Episode titles: We have 11
Vintage:
2006-01-12 (Fuji TV)
2007-01-18 (Ep. 9-11, Italy - Future Film Festival)
2007-07-31 to 2007-10-09 (USA - ImaginAsian TV)
Opening Theme:
"HEAT ISLAND" by Rhymester
Ending Theme:
"Haru no Katami (Memento of Spring)" by Chitose Hajime
Official website:
Toei Animation's Official AYAKASHI Website (Japanese)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 27-November 2 (Oct 30, 2019)
Siren Visual Acquires Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (Aug 16, 2012)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales (Blu-ray) 2019-10-29 (from $139.00) |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales - Goddess of the Dark Tower (DVD 1) 2007-04-17 (from $27.80) |
| Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales - Yotsuya Ghost Story (DVD 2) 2007-07-10 (from $10.89) |
| Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales - Goblin Cat (DVD 3) 2007-09-04 (from $43.95) |
Director: Hidehiko Kadota (Tenshu Monogatari - anime) Kenji Nakamura (Bakeneko) Kouzou Nagayama (Tenshu Monogatari) Tetsuo Imazawa (Yotsuya Kaidan) Storyboard: Hidehiko Kadota (eps 5, 8) Hiroki Shibata (eps 4, 6) Kenji Nakamura (eps 9, 11) Shigeki Awai (ep 7) Takahiro Okao (ep 10) Tetsuo Imazawa (ep 1) Yoshitaka Fujimoto (ep 3) Yukio Okazaki (ep 2) Episode Director: Hidehiko Kadota (eps 5, 8) Hiroki Shibata (eps 4, 6) Kenji Nakamura (eps 9, 11) Shigeki Awai (ep 7) Takahiro Okao (ep 10) Tetsuo Imazawa (eps 1, 3) Yukio Okazaki (ep 2) Music: Yasuharu Takanashi (Bakeneko) Original Character Design: Yoshitaka Amano (Yotsuya Kaidan) Character Design: Hideki Itō (Yotsuya Kaidan) Takashi Hashimoto (Bakeneko) Yasuhiro Nakura (Tenshu Monogatari) Art: Hiroshi Katō (eps 1-4) Kentarō Akiyama (ep 5) Shōichirō Sugiura (eps 6, 8) Takashi Kurahashi (Bakeneko; eps 9-11) Tatsuro Iseri (ep 7) Yumi Hosaka (Bakeneko; eps 9-11) Chief Animation Director: Hideki Itō (Yotsuya Kaidan) Takashi Hashimoto (Bakeneko) Yasuhiro Nakura (Tenshu Monogatari) Animation Director: Hideki Itō (ep 4) Hideo Maru (ep 7) Kazuhiko Udagawa (ep 3) Kenji Takeguchi (ep 8) Kiyotoshi Aoi (ep 10) Masami Abe (ep 1) Motoki Yagi (ep 2) Takashi Hashimoto (eps 9, 11) Tetsuya Saeki (eps 5, 8) Yasuhiro Nakura (ep 8) Yōichi Ōnishi (ep 6) Yōko Kōjō (ep 7) Cgi Director: Nobuhiro Morita (Bakeneko) Producer: Atsutoshi Umezawa Atsuya Takase (Fuji TV) Hiroaki Shibata Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV) Yukihiro Ito (Fuji TV) 2nd Key Animation: Megumi Satou (eps 1-3, 11) Animation: Ayumi Inomata (ep 10) Kaori Hashimoto (ep 7) Katsunori Kaneko (ep 2) Katsuyuki Takahashi (Buyuu; eps 3, 8) Masanori Iizuka (ep 2) Mayuko Yamaoka (Buyuu; ep 3) Rumiko Suzushiro (ep 7) Ryūtarō Minagawa (ep 10) Sachiko Oniwa (ep 10) Satoshi Uchida (ep 8) Tomonori Mori (Buyuu; ep 3) Yoshitomo Miura (ep 2) Yuichi Saito (ep 10) Background Art: Aiko Katsumata (Athena Art; eps 6, 8) Aya Kuginuki (Bihou; ep 3) Aya Mitsumoto (Bihou; ep 3) Ayae Kanbe (eps 5, 7) Chieko Nakamura (ep 5) Emiko Kaneyama (ep 5) Hiromichi Kakoi (Bihou; eps 2, 4) Hiroyuki Tsubaki (ep 5) Izumi Hoki (Bihou; eps 2, 4) Kiroku Ataru (Bihou; ep 2) Kumiko Ōno (Bihou; ep 1) Masanobu Ōtani (Athena Art; eps 6, 8) Masayasu Yamaguchi (Athena Art; eps 6, 8) Megumi Katō (Bihou; ep 3) Michie Suzuki (Bihou; ep 3) Michie Wada (Athena Art; eps 6, 8) Midori Tanaka (eps 5, 7) Naoto Ozaki (Bihou; ep 3) Ryūtarō Masuda (eps 5, 7) Shinichi Mizushima (Bihou; ep 1) Shinji Saitō (Athena Art; eps 6, 8) Shinya Mita (Bihou; ep 1) Shinya Sanda Shuichi Tsuji (Bihou; eps 2, 4) Taikyo Takashi Tatsuya Kushida (Bihou; ep 1) Yasuomi Kishi (Bihou; eps 3-4) Yoshinori Shiozawa (Bihou; ep 4) Yuka Hirama (Bihou; eps 2, 4) Yukiko Ono (Bihou; ep 1) Yumi Morikawa (Bihou; ep 2) Yumiko Narita (Bihou; ep 1) Yurina Kakoi CG Animation: Aya Aburaya (eps 9-10) Kaoru Nomichi (ep 11) Keisuke Arai (ep 11) Kiyotaka Suzuki (eps 10-11) Kosuke Arakawa (ep 11) Masaaki Kamada (eps 9-11) Mio Nakayama (eps 10-11) Reiko Takamatsu (eps 9-10) Shin'ichi Yonezawa (eps 9-11) Susumu Masuuchi (eps 9-10) Takanori Morita (eps 9-11) Takashi Kudou (eps 9-10) Tetsuya Sasaki (eps 10-11) Toyonori Yamada (eps 10-11) Yoshito Takemoto (eps 10-11) CG Animation Director: Naoki Miyahara (Bakeneko) CG Chief Compositer: Akira Iribe (eps 10-11) Kaoru Nomichi (ep 10) Noriaki Kato (ep 9) Takashi Kudou (ep 11) CG Composite: Aya Aburaya (eps 9-10) Kaoru Nomichi (ep 11) Keisuke Arai (ep 11) Kiyotaka Suzuki (eps 10-11) Kosuke Arakawa (ep 11) Masaaki Kamada (eps 9-11) Mio Nakayama (eps 10-11) Reiko Takamatsu (eps 9-10) Shin'ichi Yonezawa (eps 9-11) Susumu Masuuchi (eps 9-10) Takanori Morita (eps 9-11) Takashi Kudou (eps 9-10) Tetsuya Sasaki (eps 10-11) Toyonori Yamada (eps 10-11) Yoshito Takemoto (eps 10-11) Color Inspection: Haruko Nobori (ep 10) Tomomi Asawa (ep 3) Toshiyuki Miyamoto (ep 7) Yukiko Nagahama (ep 2) Color setting: Haruko Nobori (ep 10) Shinichi Toyonaga (7 episodes eps 1, 4-6, 8-9, 11 )Tomomi Asawa (ep 3) Toshiyuki Miyamoto (ep 7) Yukiko Nagahama (ep 2) Digital Paint: Aki Morimitsu (ep 10) Kaori Hashimoto (ep 7) Katsunori Kaneko (ep 2) Katsuyuki Takahashi (Buyuu; eps 3, 8) Masanori Iizuka (ep 2) Mayuko Kamioka Mayuko Yamaoka (Buyuu; ep 3) Noritomo Mori Rumiko Suzushiro (ep 7) Satoshi Uchida (ep 8) Tomonori Mori (Buyuu; ep 3) Yoshitomo Miura (ep 2) Digital Photography: Akira Watanabe (ep 7) Atsunori Shinagawa (ACC Production; ep 4) Hisako Hoshi (ACC Production; ep 4) Hisashi Hagi (ep 2) Kenichi Nagao (ep 3) Kunio Nakamura (ACC Production; ep 6) Masato Nakamura (ACC Production; 中村真人; ep 6) Masato Takagi (ACC Production; eps 1, 8) Mitsuhiro Kuno (ACC Production; ep 5) Mutsumi Usuda (ep 7) Naoto Sawa (ep 2) Ryūichi Takadama (ACC Production; ep 5) Satoshi Suzuki (ep 7) Yuichiro Okano (ACC Production; eps 1, 8) Yūsuke Yamamoto (ep 3) Editing: Kenta Katase In-Between Animation: Megumi Satou (eps 1-3, 5-7) Key Animation: Ai Saito (ep 9) Akiko Seki (ep 4) Akira Takata (ep 11) Akiyoshi Hosogaya (ep 4) Daisuke Niitsuma (ep 9) Daitoku Kawaguchi (eps 5, 8) Einoshin Kubota (ep 2) Emiko Yamada (eps 4, 8) Fujio Oda (ep 4) Hideki Hashimoto (eps 1, 11) Hideki Kakita (eps 9, 11) Hidemi Kubo (ep 4) Hideo Amemiya (ep 2) Hideoki Kusama (eps 9, 11) Hiroaki Imaki (eps 5, 8) Hiroaki Shigeta (ep 7) Hirokazu Nakazawa (Anime Spot; ep 1) Hiromi Ishigami (ep 8) Hiromi Suzuki (ep 7) Hiroshi Watanabe (ep 7) Hisashi Saito (ep 11) Hitoshi Kamata (eps 1, 4) Hitoshi Katama Hitoshi Morikawa (ep 6) Ippei Ichii (Anime Spot; ep 1) Jimmy Stone (ep 9) Junko Matsushita (ep 7) Kaori Hashimoto (ep 7) Kaoru Miura (ep 7) Kazuhiko Udagawa (ep 3) Kazuyuki Fujita (Anime Spot; ep 1) Kazuyuki Fushida Keiichi Ichikawa (ep 11) Keiji Fukuhara (ep 6) Keisuke Goto (ep 9) Ken Mutou (eps 9, 11) Ken Ōtsuka (ep 11) Kenji Kuroyanagi (ep 11) Kenzō Koizumi (ep 2) Kiyotoshi Aoi (eps 6, 10) Kōhei Hatano (ep 11) Koichi Morishima (eps 5, 8) Kōji Kataoka (ep 7) Kōji Miura (ep 10) Kozue Komatsu (eps 6, 9) Kumi Nakajō (eps 5, 8, 11) Kyoko Chino (ep 11) Kyouko Nakamura (ep 7) Madoka Hosoya (ep 5) Makoto Hokoma Masaya Ichikawa (ep 11) Masumi Hattori (ep 7) Megumi Mitsumoto (Anime Spot; ep 1) Megumi Sanbon Megumi Satou (5 episodes eps 1, 4, 7, 9, 11 )Michiko Noda (Anime Spot; ep 1) Michio Satō (ep 7) Miho Azuma (eps 1, 4, 11) Mika Yamamoto (eps 1, 4) Misato Ootani (eps 9, 11) Mitsuo Satō (eps 9, 11) Mitsuo Tano (ep 7) Miyako Shishikai (eps 6, 8) Momoko Minegishi (ep 8) Motoki Yagi (ep 2) Naoki Suehiro (ep 7) Naoko Igarashi (ep 9) Naoko Ikeuchi (ep 8) Naotoshi Kato (ep 8) Nobuyuki Iwai (Anime Spot; eps 1, 4) Osamu Ishikawa (ep 6) Osamu Kamijō (ep 11) Rie Saitou (ep 9) Rumie Hamanaka (ep 11) Ryo Haga (ep 7) Ryo Hokama (Anime Spot; eps 1, 4) Ryōko Nakano (ep 11) Ryousuke Sekiguchi (ep 4) Satomi Kani (Anime Spot; ep 1) Satoshi Hattori (ep 4) Shigeki Kuhara (ep 11) Shinnosuke Kon (ep 10) Shirō Tamaki (ep 9) Shōsuke Shimizu (ep 7) Shōta Ihata (ep 2) Shūichi Itō (ep 1) Sōichirō Matsuda (ep 11) Somsak Mahamongkol (ep 9) Tadaharu Meguro (Anime Spot; ep 1) Tae Gen An (ep 11) Takaaki Yamashita (ep 11) Takashi Hashimoto (eps 9-11) Takayuki Chiba (ep 10) Takehiro Matsuura (ep 8) Takuo Suzuki (eps 6, 8, 11) Tatsurō Arai (eps 5, 8) Tatsuzō Nishida (ep 11) Tetsuya Ishikawa (ep 3) Tomoaki Chishima (ep 7) Tomoyuki Kojima (eps 9, 11) Tōru Shigeta (eps 1, 4) Toshimitsu Kobayashi (eps 1, 4) Tsukasa Sakurai (ep 9) Yasuaki Aoki (ep 10) Yasunori Aoki (ep 10) Yoshihiro Takeda (ep 8) Yoshinori Tanabe (eps 6, 8, 11) Yoshio Usuda (ep 10) Yōsuke Jinbo (eps 6, 8, 11) Yosuke Yabumoto (eps 5, 8, 11) You Satou (ep 2) Yu-sig Jang (ep 11) Yuichiro Masuda (ep 7) Yuki Hayashi (ep 11) Yuki Kawabara Yuki Kuwabara (Anime Spot; ep 1) Yukihiro Misawa (ep 8) Yukio Ebisawa (ep 5) Yumi Horie (ep 5) Yumiko Tomiki (ep 8) Yuuhei Ueda (eps 9, 11) Yuuko Sato (eps 5, 8) Planning: Koji Kaneda (Fuji TV) Producer Aide: Kohei Obara Production: Hiroaki Muto (eps 1-6) Hiroaki Sano Kenji Shimizu Kouichi Uchida (Fuji TV) Kōzō Morishita Masarou Toyoshima Yutaka Sugiyama Production Implementer: Kōjirō Kuroki (8 episodes eps 1, 3-6, 8-9, 11 )Ryōsuke Yamada (ep 7) Sayaka Yamada (ep 10) Shohei Takahashi (ep 2) Publicity: Takako Masaoka (Fuji TV) Song Selection: Kosuke Nishikawa Special Effects: Nobuhiro Shimokawa (eps 2-6, 8-11) Toshiyuki Miyamoto (ep 7) Yumi Ushiyama (eps 2-6, 8-11) | Hikaru Midorikawa as Hiroaki Hirata as Houko Kuwashima as Mami Koyama as Takahiro Sakurai as Yūko Nagashima as Akemi Kanda as Ako Mayama as Chikao Ōtsuka as Eiji Takemoto as Keiichi Sonobe as Keiji Hirai as Kōzō Shioya as Kozue Kamada as Naoki Imamura as Naoki Tatsuta as Orie Kimoto as Ryō Hirohashi as Saeko Chiba as Tetsu Inada as Wataru Takagi as Yōko Soumi as Yukana as Yurika Hino as Eiji Takemoto as Kappei Yamaguchi as Keiji Hirai as Kenichi Morozumi as Kimiko Saitō as Kiyonobu Suzuki as Kōhei Fukuhara as Kokoro Kikuchi as Masaharu Satō as Masato Hirano as Masaya Onosaka as Minoru Inaba as Naomi Kusumi as Orie Kimoto as Osamu Saka as Reiko Suzuki as Ryouhei Nakao as Taiki Matsuno as Yasunori Masutani as Yutaka Shimaka as | |||
Animation: Buyuu (ep 3) Kagura (eps 1, 5-6) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 4, 8, 11) Toei Animation Philippines (7 episodes eps 1, 4-6, 8-9, 11 )Animation Production: Toei Animation Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network (2006-01-12) Kansai Telecasting Corporation (2006-01-16) Noitamina Tokai Television (2006-01-12) Casting Cooperation: Aoni Production Digital Paint: Buyuu (ep 3) Kagura (eps 1, 5-6) M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 4, 8, 11) Toei Animation Philippines (7 episodes eps 1, 4-6, 8-9, 11 )Music Collaboration: Fuji Pacific Music Publishing Sony Music Entertainment Toei Animation Music Publishing Music Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center Online Compilation: TOVIC Production: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc. Ayakashi Production Team Dentsu Inc. Fuji Television Network SKY Perfect Well Think Co., Ltd. Sony Music Entertainment Toei Animation Project Collaboration: Laterna | ||||
ADR Director: Russell Wait (Animax dub) Executive producer: Katsuhiko Tsurumoto Associate producer: Dennis Hrehoriac Casting Director: Randi Riediger DVD Engineer: Joe Torcello Recording engineer: Donovan Johnson Script Adaptation: Kathleen Westlake Script Editing: Jennifer Fairweather Subtitle Script: Karen Chrcek Talent Coordination: Theresa MacFarlane Voice Direction: Keith A. Goddard | Kirby Morrow as Willow Johnson as Cathy Weseluck as Lalainia Lindbjerg as Samuel Vincent as Alec Willows as Alison Matthews as Alistair Abell as Andrew Francis as Andrew Kavadas as Anna Cummer as Brenna O'Brien as Brian Dobson as Brian Drummond as Cathy Weseluck as Don Brown as Fred Henderson as Henry Coombs as Kathy Morse as Ken Kramer as Lee Tockar as Michael Adamthwaite as Michael Dobson as Moneca Stori as Nicole Oliver as Paul Dobson as Ron Halder as Russell Wait as Samuel Vincent as Shirley Miller as Terry Klassen as Tracey Power as Antonia Shevloff Kathy Robinson Simon Broad | |||
Casting: Interpacific Productions Distributor: Siren Visual (Australia) DVD Authoring: SpeeDVD DVD Menu Design: SpeeDVD Packaging Design: Art Transplant, Inc. | ||||
Translation: Yukio Reuter | Alexandra Correa as Audrey D'Hulstere as Dominique Wagner as Laurent Bonnet as Mathieu Moreau as Sébastien Hebrant as Christophe Hespel as Claire Tefnin as Daniel Dury as David Manet as Emmanuel Dekoninck as Jacqueline Ghaye as Jean-Michel Vovk as Jean-Paul Clerbois as Jean-Pierre Denuit as Jennifer Barré as Maia Baran as Nathalie Stas as Patrick Donnay as Philippe Tasquin as Romain Barbieux as Thierry Janssen as | |||
Distributor: KAZÉ | ||||
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