Samurai Horror

When offered the daughter of a local rich man together they conspire to murder oiwa with the help of his servants but her vengeful spirit returns to haunt him when he remarries.

Samurai horror. Samurai horror tales known in japan as ayakashi. Animated color full screen ntsc language. Read more about dvd formats number of discs. Samurai movies known in japan as either jidaigeki period dramas or chambara sword fighting flicks have occupied a unique film niche for much of their existence.

Their enduring appeal has led to some rather interesting crossover experiments in the genre in latter years including the keanu reeves blockbuster vehicle 47 ronin. Ayakashi samurai horror tales directors. Region 1 u s. 6 episodes 2006 kayo.

Yotsuya kaidan yotsuya ghost story. That makes it sound like an eat your vegetables series but it s willing to anime ify the stories enough to make them more palatable to a mass audience. 1 33 1 number of discs. Two samurai each sporting grotesque wounds that should have ended their respective careers face off against each other.

Ayakashi samurai horror tales episodes. Region 1 u s. The series is made up of three stories. Goddess of the dark tower tenshu monogatari.

When the wearer died that person s soul possessed their very suit of armor. 6 episodes 2006 storyline. Japanese classic horror 怪 ayakashi japanese classic horror is a japanese anime horror anthology television series produced by toei animation. The series is made up of three stories.

Shuri odawara. The samurai was an unnamed warrior in feudal japan. John novak kelly sheridan sam vincent hiroaki hirata mami koyama directors. Chanbara is a sub category of jidaigeki which equates to period drama.

A ronin samurai marries the beautiful oiwa but soon grows disenchanted after the birth of their child. While little is specifically known about the samurai s past it is known that it attacked and slaughtered innocent people including women and children without remorse. 6 episodes 2006 kikimaru. Animated color full screen ntsc language.

Read more about dvd formats aspect ratio. Chanbara チャンバラ also commonly spelled chambara meaning sword fighting movies denotes the japanese film genre called samurai cinema in english and is roughly equivalent to western western genre and swashbuckler films. How they came to be mortal enemies is explored in this clinically precise beautifully made and amazingly morbid series.