A collection of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death. "The Legend of Tenshu", 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.
Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.
O século XIX. Um mundo habitado por vampiros, golems, lobisomens e outras criaturas sobrenaturais. Beleza imortal e cabeça decepada Aya Rindo, junto com o meio-humano/meio-demônio "Matador de Demônios" Tsugaru Shunichi e sua leal empregada Shizuku Hasei, viaja pela Europa como a detetive sobrenatural "A Usuária da Gaiola", resolvendo mistérios paranormais enquanto ela procura por seu corpo perdido.
Um dia, em Asakusa, três estudantes do segundo ano — Kazuki Yasaka, Toi Kuji e Enta Jinai — encontram uma criatura parecida com um kappa chamada Keppi, que se declara herdeiro do trono do Reino dos Kappa. Ao conhecê-los, Keppi, como diz a lenda que envolve os kappa, retira à força o shirikodama ("orgão espiritual" que os humanos têm que os kappa roubam pelo ânus) dos três estudantes, transformando-os em kappa. Depois de fazê-lo, Keppi fala para os três: "se quiserem voltar a ser quem eram, precisam de se conectar 'daquela forma' e trazerem-me o shirikodama de zombies". Conseguirão os rapazes roubar o shirikodama de zombies? Enquanto isto tudo acontece, dois policias chamados Reo Niiboshi e Mabu Akutsu estão a tentar fazer algo na esquadra que trabalham...
21 years ago, a baby arrived on earth inside of a peach. Today, five warriors based on the legend of Momotaro fight enemies that are inhabiting humans, invisible to the naked eye. Together they fight to take back gears based on previous Super Sentai.
The timeless heart of Japan's ancient capital. Against its rich backdrop of culture and tradition, today's Kyoto continues to innovate and inspire.
Mio Meguro is a timid person. She is afraid of being hated by others, and this causes her to refrain from saying what she really wants to say. She doesn't have any specific things she wants to do. She got a job and eventually dated a man from her workplace. Mio Meguro wanted to marry the man, but he turns out to be a bad guy. Because of him, she becomes penniless and unemployed. Her life descends into a bottomless pit. Mio Meguro then happens to get a sharehouse, where the mysterious creatures known as yōkai live. The yōkai try to solve her problems in radical ways.
After Momo rescues Okarun from getting bullied, the two of them start talking. However, an argument ensues between them – Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. To make the mutual deniers believe in each other, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted. In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal activity that transcends comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal forces!
The adventures of a human and three little gnomes.
A five-minute series where you can explore a wide variety of Japanese cultures, traditions and lifestyles.