Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Ankoku (2023)

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Ankoku 2023 / 怪談新耳袋 暗黒 2023 / Dark Tales of Terror from Tokyo

For the first time in 10 years, horror anthology series Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro returns once more. This time, there are 8 new works surrounding the theme of darkness. >> Episode 1: ‟A Child Who Came to the Hospital‟ (病院に来た子供) Hayama Ryoka, a high school girl in a hospital, sees a mysterious girl. She is dressed in a kimono and holding a temari ball. The strange appearance makes her feel uneasy. Before long, Ryoka realizes that the person who was pointed at by the girl will die within 24 hours... >> Episode 2: ‟A Room with Pigeons‟ (ハトの出る部屋) A college student Mochizuki is asked by his friend Gouda, who is returning home, to look after his room. It seems that a pigeon comes to his room early in the morning and coos under his pillow. And Gouda wants him to take care of the pigeon. When Mochizuki was sleeping, he hears the cooing of a pigeon in the early morning. But is it really a pigeon? Mochizuki will have a horrifying experience... >> Episode 3: ‟A Passenger‟ (乗客) A taxi driver Yura picks up a young female passenger at night. Yura is suspicious of the customer, who has a somewhat disturbing air about her. He senses something strange and realizes that even if he continues to drive the car as the customer instructed, there is nothing but mountains ahead. And the mountain was a place known as a suicide spot. But an even more startling truth awaits him at the destination... >> Episode 4: ‟Kazuo‟ (カズオ) Fujiwara Kengo, who got involved in black-market money and ended up assisting a special fraud, visits the home of an elderly woman, Tominaga Fusae. He is told that Fusae lives alone but discovers that she lives with a boy named Kazuo. And Kengo notices Kazuo's true identity, which he should never have seen... >> Episode 5-8: ‟Doll Village‟ (人形村) A group of five YouTubers visits a haunted place called ‟Doll Village‟. An eerie old woman suddenly appears before them. They also find creepy life-size dolls in the village. And the place turned out to be a village of terrifying rituals. (Source: JFDb, Drama-Otaku)