Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

7.0
202325m

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From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.

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Official Trailer [Subtitled]

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Opening & Official Clip [Subtitled]

Seasons

12 Episodes • Premiered 2023

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 1: The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

1. The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

6.8

A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 2: The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

2. The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

2.3

Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 3: Hanging Balloon

3. Hanging Balloon

1.0

After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 4: Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

4. Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

5.0

Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 5: Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

5. Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

2.5

Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 6: Mold / Library Vision

6. Mold / Library Vision

2.5

A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 7: Tomb Town

7. Tomb Town

5.3

After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 8: Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

8. Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

5.0

When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 9: Tomie・Photo

9. Tomie・Photo

5.0

A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 10: Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

10. Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

1.0

Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 11: Alley / Headless Statue

11. Alley / Headless Statue

5.0

A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.

Still image for Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre season 1 episode 12: Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

12. Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

5.0

A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.

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