Tales of the Unusual

Tales of the Unusual (Japanese: 世にも奇妙な物語 - 映画の特別編, Hepburn: Yonimokimyōna Monogatari - Eiga no Tokubetsuhen) is a 2000 Japanese horror anthology film directed by Mamoru Hoshi, Masayuki Ochiai, Hisao Ogura and Masayuki Suzuki^[2][3]. Each story is of a different genre - "One Snowy Night" (horror), "Samurai Cellular" (comedy-drama), "Chess" (thriller) and "The Marriage Simulator" (romance-drama). It is the special film version of the long-running TV drama series of the same name (世にも奇妙な物語).

Directed by

• Masayuki Suzuki
• Mamoru Hoshi
• Hisao Ogura
• Masayuki Ochiai

Screenplay by

• Kōki Mitani
• Katsuhide Suzuki
• Masayuki Ochiai
• Ryoichi Kimizuka
• Mikimoto Nakamura
• Mamoru Hoshi
• Tomoko Aizawa^[1]

Produced by

• Jiro Komaki
• Takashi Ishihara
• Yuji Iwai
• Yoshiichi Iguchi
• Osamu Tezuka^[1]

Cinematography

• Hiroshi Takase
• Osamu Onodera
• Naoki Kayano
• Hiroshi Takase
• Osamu Fijiishi^[1]

Quick facts Directed by, Screenplay by ...

Tales of the Unusual
DVD cover
世にも奇妙な物語 - 映画の特別編
Directed by	Masayuki Suzuki Mamoru Hoshi Hisao Ogura Masayuki Ochiai
Screenplay by	Kōki Mitani Katsuhide Suzuki Masayuki Ochiai Ryoichi Kimizuka Mikimoto Nakamura Mamoru Hoshi Tomoko Aizawa[1]
Produced by	Jiro Komaki Takashi Ishihara Yuji Iwai Yoshiichi Iguchi Osamu Tezuka[1]
Cinematography	Hiroshi Takase Osamu Onodera Naoki Kayano Hiroshi Takase Osamu Fijiishi[1]
Edited by	Takuya Taguchi Yoshifumi Fukazawa Masaaki Yamamoto Yoshifumi Fujisawa[1]
Music by	Kuniaki Haishima, Toshihiko Sahashi[1]
Production companies	Fuji Television Toho Pony Canyon[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) (Japan)
Running time	130 minutes[1]
Country	Japan

Close

The TV series “Tales of the Unusual ’21 Summer Special” features the episode “Dead in 15 Seconds”^[4]