Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

Jul 15, 2013 (ja) Animation [4] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jul 15, 2013
  • Production
    ILCA, TV Tokyo
  • Rotten tomato
    77.34%
  • Original title
    闇芝居
  • Release
    Jul 15, 2013
  • ja
    -

Overview

Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Norio Yamakawa, Takuya Iwasaki, Akira Funeda

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Kanji Tsuda

    Storyteller (voice)

  2. Yutaka Shimizu

    (voice)

  3. Ponzu

    (voice)

  4. Takaya Yamaguchi

    (voice)

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 4 / Crews : 4

Specials ( 2021-08-13)

The Old Well

Episode: 1

Episode 2 wallpaper

Episode: 2

Season 1 ( 2013-07-15)

The Talisman Woman

Episode: 1

Zanbai

Episode: 2

The Family Rule

Episode: 3

Hair

Episode: 4

The Next Floor

Episode: 5

The Overhead Rack

Episode: 6

Contradiction

Episode: 7

The Umbrella Goddess

Episode: 8

Cursed

Episode: 9

The Moon

Episode: 10

Video

Episode: 11

Tomonari-kun

Episode: 12

Tormentor

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 2014-07-06)

Taro-chan

Episode: 1

The Kitchen

Episode: 2

Inside

Episode: 3

The Wall Woman

Episode: 4

The Locker

Episode: 5

Nao-chan

Episode: 6

The Capsule Toy Machine

Episode: 7

Farewells

Episode: 8

Ominie-san

Episode: 9

Bugged

Episode: 10

Picking Up

Episode: 11

Netsuke

Episode: 12

Bringer Drums

Episode: 13

Season 3 ( 2016-01-10)

Lend It to Me

Episode: 1

Tunnel

Episode: 2

Rat

Episode: 3

The Noisy Hospital Room

Episode: 4

Museum of Taxidermy

Episode: 5

"That Side" Festival

Episode: 6

Behind

Episode: 7

The Empress Doll

Episode: 8

The Fourth Man

Episode: 9

Merry-go-round

Episode: 10

Cuckoo Clock

Episode: 11

In the Water

Episode: 12

Drawings

Episode: 13

Season 4 ( 2017-01-16)

Tongue

Episode: 1

Fish Tank

Episode: 2

Sewing Shears

Episode: 3

Red High Heel

Episode: 4

Night Bus

Episode: 5

Guess Who?

Episode: 6

Footsteps

Episode: 7

Cassette Tape

Episode: 8

Grinding Teeth

Episode: 9

Calling Crane

Episode: 10

White Line

Episode: 11

Snow Hut

Episode: 12

Underground Walkway

Episode: 13

Season 5 ( 2017-07-03)

Wrong Number

Episode: 1

Give It to Me

Episode: 2

The Crow Children

Episode: 3

Copycat

Episode: 4

Shadows of Women

Episode: 5

Giveback-sama

Episode: 6

Hide-and-Seek

Episode: 7

The Neighbors

Episode: 8

If You Want to See Ghosts

Episode: 9

Flower Reading

Episode: 10

I'm the Only One

Episode: 11

The Last Bus

Episode: 12

Seductress

Episode: 13

Season 6 ( 2018-07-06)

Thunderous Visitor

Episode: 1

Tomonashi Cave

Episode: 2

The Wind's Warning

Episode: 3

Swamp Offering

Episode: 4

The Dripping

Episode: 5

Sakura

Episode: 6

Frog Eggs

Episode: 7

Sea Fortunes

Episode: 8

Mud Games

Episode: 9

Trees of Innocence

Episode: 10

Frozen Memories

Episode: 11

Waterfall Drop

Episode: 12

Echoes

Episode: 13

Season 7 ( 2019-07-08)

Delivery

Episode: 1

The Sleepless Child

Episode: 2

The Reception Room

Episode: 3

Paintings

Episode: 4

Notice of Termination of Service

Episode: 5

The Veranda

Episode: 6

Public Phone

Episode: 7

Cough

Episode: 8

The Woman in the Elevator

Episode: 9

Manga Cafe

Episode: 10

Little Sister's Room

Episode: 11

Fitting Room

Episode: 12

Refrigerator

Episode: 13

Season 8 ( 2021-01-10)

Dropped Handkerchief

Episode: 1

Death Day

Episode: 2

Don't Look Back

Episode: 3

Bean-Throwing

Episode: 4

The Sound of Laughter

Episode: 5

Catch of the Day

Episode: 6

Issun Boshi

Episode: 7

Viewing

Episode: 8

Antlion Pit

Episode: 9

Footprints in the Snow

Episode: 10

Curse

Episode: 11

String Telephone

Episode: 12

Sleeptalking

Episode: 13

Season 9 ( 2021-07-12)

Rat's Wedding

Episode: 1

The Man in the Rabbit Hutch

Episode: 2

The 44th Sheep

Episode: 3

Lapdog

Episode: 4

Papier-mâché Tiger

Episode: 5

Spirit Ox

Episode: 6

Mr. Rooster

Episode: 7

Rocking Horse

Episode: 8

Snake Celebration

Episode: 9

Boar Meat

Episode: 10

Dragon Palace

Episode: 11

Monkey Prayer

Episode: 12

Year of the Cat

Episode: 13

Season 10 ( 2022-01-09)

A Job to Quit

Episode: 1

Ending Note

Episode: 2

The End of the Day

Episode: 3

Last Train

Episode: 4

The Last Customer

Episode: 5

Trash Drop-off

Episode: 6

What Happened in the Tunnel

Episode: 7

Wristwatch

Episode: 8

To My Future Self

Episode: 9

The Other Building

Episode: 10

Bye-Bye

Episode: 11

Pinky Promise

Episode: 12

The Hundredth Story

Episode: 13

Season 11 ( 2023-07-10)

Taro-chan Returns

Episode: 1

The Offering House

Episode: 2

Rebirth Paper

Episode: 3

From Back Then

Episode: 4

Solo Camping

Episode: 5

White Flower

Episode: 6

That's Not Right, Dad

Episode: 7

Fan Activities

Episode: 8

Signature

Episode: 9

Sairen Station

Episode: 10

Restart

Episode: 11

A Silver Lining

Episode: 12

Music Box

Episode: 13

Season 12 ( 2024-01-15)

Just Don't Open It

Episode: 1

Playing House

Episode: 2

Blackbean

Episode: 3

Mirror

Episode: 4

The Sunken Jizo

Episode: 5

Name Plate

Episode: 6

Nice

Episode: 7

Child Shearing

Episode: 8

No Visitors

Episode: 9

Inkstone

Episode: 10

Story Time

Episode: 11

Totem

Episode: 12

Peace Park

Episode: 13

Season 13 ( 2024-07-15)

Elevator Attendent

Episode: 1

Message Board

Episode: 2

Portrait

Episode: 3

Happy Girl Mushroom Tea

Episode: 4

Moving-In Soba

Episode: 5

Drive-In

Episode: 6

8mm

Episode: 7

Laughing Bag

Episode: 8

Peephole

Episode: 9

Atonashi

Episode: 10

String Lottery

Episode: 11

Classic Hotel

Episode: 12

Dreaming of That Day

Episode: 13

Season 14 ( 2025-01-05)

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 3

Episode: 3

Episode 4

Episode: 4

Episode 5

Episode: 5
Jul 15, 2013 (ja)
Animation
[4] Min
  • First Air Date Jul 15, 2013
  • Production
    ILCA, TV Tokyo
  • Rotten tomato 77.34%
Original Title 闇芝居
ja

Overview

Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Norio Yamakawa, Takuya Iwasaki, Akira Funeda

    Producer