Tales of the Unusual

2000Movie2 h 6 min

67
GoodGoodWatch score

An intriguing, tense horror movie about fantasy and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

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Story

A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.

Feels like

  • Japanese Anthology
  • Twilight Zone-esque
  • Surreal
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Non-Linear Narrative
  • Technological Themes
  • Existential

Cast

Crew

Music by
Hironori Doi

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Facts

November 3, 2000 · 2 h 6 min · Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes

Released
November 3, 2000
Runtime
2 h 6 min
Content
Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Romance
Original language
Japanese
Also spoken
English, French
Made in
Japan

Q&A

5 questions, like "Is Tales of the Unusual worth watching?"

Questions about Tales of the Unusual

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Tales of the Unusual worth watching?

67
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 6.7).

Is Tales of the Unusual a sequel?

  1. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1990)
  2. 世にも奇妙な物語 冬の特別編 (1991)
  3. 世界奇妙物语1991年春之特别篇 (1991)
  4. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1991)
  5. 世にも奇妙な物語 冬の特別編 (1991)
  6. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1992)
  7. 世にも奇妙な物語 冬の特別編 (1992)
  8. 世にも奇妙な物語 真夏の特別編 (1993)
  9. 世にも奇妙な物語 冬の特別編 (1994)
  10. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1994)
  11. 世にも奇妙な物語 七夕の特別編 (1994)
  12. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1994)
  13. 世にも奇妙な物語 冬の特別編 (1995)
  14. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1995)
  15. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1995)
  16. 世にも奇妙な物語 冬の特別編 (1996)
  17. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1996)
  18. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1996)
  19. Tales of the Bizarre: Christmas Eve Special (1996)
  20. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1997)
  21. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1997)
  22. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1998)
  23. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1998)
  24. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (1999)
  25. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1999)
  26. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (2000)
  27. 世にも奇妙な物語 '00秋の特別編 (2000)
  28. Tales of the Unusual (2000)
  29. Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special (2001)
  30. 世にも奇妙な物語 '01春の特別編 (2001)
  31. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (2001)
  32. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (2002)
  33. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (2002)
  34. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (2003)
  35. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (2003)
  36. 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (2004)
  37. 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (2004)
  38. Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Spring Special (2005)
  39. Tales of the Bizarre: 2005 Fall Special (2005)
  40. Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special (2006)
  41. Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special (2006)
  42. Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Spring Special (2007)
  43. Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Fall Special (2007)
  44. Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special (2008)
  45. Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special (2008)
  46. Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special (2009)
  47. Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special (2009)
  48. Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition (2010)
  49. Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition (2010)
  50. Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special (2011)
  51. Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special (2011)
  52. Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special (2012)
  53. Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special (2012)
  54. Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special (2013)
  55. Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special (2013)
  56. Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special (2014)
  57. Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special (2014)
  58. Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition (2015)
  59. Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Masterpiece Revival Collection (2015)
  60. Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection (2015)
  61. Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special (2016)
  62. Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special (2016)
  63. Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Spring Special (2017)
  64. Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special (2017)
  65. Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Spring Special (2018)
  66. Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special (2018)
  67. Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special (2019)
  68. Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Fall Special (2019)
  69. Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special (2020)
  70. Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special (2020)
  71. Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special (2021)
  72. Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special (2021)
  73. Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Summer Special (2022)
  74. Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special (2022)
  75. Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special (2023)
  76. Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special (2023)
  77. Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special (2024)
  78. Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special (2024)
  79. Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special (2025)
  80. Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special (2025)
  81. Tales of the Bizarre: 2026 Summer Special (2026)

Yes: it's movie 28 of 81 in its series, after 世にも奇妙な物語 '00秋の特別編 (2000) and before Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special (2001).

Will Tales of the Unusual make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly absurd humor (5 of 10) and dark humor (5 of 10).

Will Tales of the Unusual scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.

Is Tales of the Unusual in English?

JapaneseEnglishFrench

No, it was made in Japanese, with some English and French.