Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Yami Shibai
A mysterious figure in a yellow mask—known only as the Storyteller—appears at dusk to tell children horror stories drawn from Japanese urban legends. Using kamishibai, a traditional paper-scroll theater device, he brings his disturbing tales to life with accompanying visuals, drawing his young audience deeper into each narrative. The series opens with a man who moves into a new apartment and immediately feels an overwhelming, malevolent presence watching him. A single talisman hangs on his ceiling—one of the only things protecting him from something unspeakable. From there, each story gets progressively more disturbing and grotesque, pulling viewers into a twisted world where the Storyteller's words feel all too real.
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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Yami Shibai
13
2013
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A mysterious figure in a yellow mask—known only as the Storyteller—appears at dusk to tell children horror stories drawn from Japanese urban legends. Using kamishibai, a traditional paper-scroll theater device, he brings his disturbing tales to life with accompanying visuals, drawing his young audience deeper into each narrative. The series opens with a man who moves into a new apartment and immediately feels an overwhelming, malevolent presence watching him. A single talisman hangs on his ceiling—one of the only things protecting him from something unspeakable. From there, each story gets progressively more disturbing and grotesque, pulling viewers into a twisted world where the Storyteller's words feel all too real.
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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Yami Shibai
A mysterious figure in a yellow mask—known only as the Storyteller—appears at dusk to tell children horror stories drawn from Japanese urban legends. Using kamishibai, a traditional paper-scroll theater device, he brings his disturbing tales to life with accompanying visuals, drawing his young audience deeper into each narrative. The series opens with a man who moves into a new apartment and immediately feels an overwhelming, malevolent presence watching him. A single talisman hangs on his ceiling—one of the only things protecting him from something unspeakable. From there, each story gets progressively more disturbing and grotesque, pulling viewers into a twisted world where the Storyteller's words feel all too real.
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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Yami Shibai
闇芝居
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories