Product Details

• Actors: VARIOUS
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: SEMINAL FILMS
• DVD Release Date: March 9, 2010
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00316DANY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,658 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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TALES FROM THE DEAD - DVD Movie

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking tales but poor production quality, April 3, 2010

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Z Hayes (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales From The Dead (DVD)

"Tales from the Dead" is a trilogy of supernatural tales narrated by a mysterious female psychic Tamika when she picks up a female hitchhiker. The stories all revolve around the premise of greed and what happens to humans when they give in to greed. There is also a plot revolving around the hitchhiker herself, and she learns too late that it is not mere coincidence that led Tamika to give her a lift.

The stories are actually quite interesting, though there is an element of predictability in them. The production is obviously low-budget and the movie itself seems like a home-made production with rather grainy pictures and less than credible special effects/make-up. I would have given it two stars if not for the interesting stories. There are many other J-horror anthologies out there, and this is a rental at best. The dialogue is in Japanese with English subtitles. For those who'd like to watch some J-horror anthologies, check out:
Tales of Terror Collection: From Tokyo And All Over Japan (4DVD)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenful tales to make you think rathen than horrify you, March 27, 2010

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Maria Cuadrado (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales From The Dead (DVD)

"Tales from the Dead" is more in the line of "The Twilight Zone." It is suspenful, leading reader to consider his/her own values and priorities. The acting, music and plots hold viewer's attention leaving one with the desire to see it more than once.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An American made Japanese horror movie, March 27, 2010

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Easton Reader "Easton Reader" (Easton, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tales From The Dead (DVD)

This movie is in the style of current Japanese horror movies, and consists of a series of tales told by psychic as she drives a woman hitchhiker. The production is low-budget, but the stories are entertaining. The movie is in Japanese with English subtitles, and was shot on location - in California! This is most obvious in a cemetery scene - no typical Japanese cemetery looks like that. Most of the actors have typical Japanese names but don't look typically Japanese. More telling is their Japanese: Native Japanese speakers will immediately recognize that these actors do not speak phonetically the Japanese of native speakers, and may be sansei or other asians reasonably fluent in Japanese.