It is a live-action version of the popular horror anime "Yamishibai" Every week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask (the kamishibaiya or kamishibai narrator) shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin. The man tells the stories on the back of his bicycle using a traditional kamishibai. Each episode has 3 stories. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 闇芝居(生)
- Also Known As: Dark Play (Raw) , Yami shibai (nama)
- Director: Ono Daisuke
- Screenwriter & Director: Iguchi Noboru
- Screenwriter: Kumamoto Hiromu
- Genres: Horror
Cast & Credits
- Ohnishi Ayaka(Ep. 1-2, 8-9, 12-13)Main Role
- Aizawa Risa(Ep. 1, 3, 5-7, 9)Main Role
- Ueda Keisuke(Ep. 1, 3, 6, 10-11)Main Role
- Itao Itsuji(Ep. 2-3, 5)Main Role
- Kaname Rin(Ep. 3-4)Main Role
- Shinoda Ryo[7th term]Main Role
Reviews
The premise is as interesting and original as they come, *artistic* in the true sense of the word (that is, without ever being the least bit *artsy*). It's a little hard to judge the acting, due to the static quality of the series (it's like a "manga for TV", so as to speak), but anyway I can't find any major fault in it, so it's all good.
As for the stories, as it is to be expected in such cases, alongside little masterpieces, there are also much weaker episodes. Had they kept only the top of the crop, I would've given this a perfect 10, seriously!
As is, it's still a solid 8 in my book! ^____-
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