In sixteenth century Japan a village potter and his brother-in-law set out for the city to seek their fortunes in the spoils of war. Their neglected wives suffer the bitter consequences of their husbands' ambition as one is murdered by soldiers and the other is raped and becomes a prostitute.

After learning that she will be sharing the summer with her father's new girlfriend, a young girl invites some friends to join her at her aunt's house instead. With a sick aunt, a bloodthirsty cat, and evil spirits lurking around, the girls find that it might have been better to stay at home. Bonus features include an experimental film, interviews, and an essay by Chuck Stephens.

After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously...

Ju-On: White Ghost tells the story of senior high school student Arkane, whose strong ESP power induces him into seeing Mirai, the ghost of an old school friend. Ju-On: Black Ghost tells the chilling story of a young woman called Fukie who discovers that she's carrying an unborn 'grudge', which vengefully curses all those around her.

A sensual, absurdist ghost story spun around the character and work of real-life painter and poet Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934), seen as a chronic philanderer and dreamer. He encounters a beautiful widow with a dark past: her husband was murdered and he has come back as a ghost.

With Hikaru's help, the ghost of Go master Sai has become the Internet Go player everyone is itching to identify. Unfortunately, rival Akira can see the similarities in Sai's almost superhuman abilities to the ones displayed in a match against Hikaru.

60 years ago, a young woman was left to die in the abandoned school building behind the exclusive seikyou academy. No one knows why. No one knows how. But the horrifying tale, and the legends of the ghostly haunting that followed, live on to this day. Perhaps it's not so surprising then, that among seikyou's many school clubs is one for students interested in paranormal investigations. What might raise more than a few hairs, however, is that the...

"Enter a world where the closest of friends can become the deadliest of enemies, where the most mundane of objects can become hair-raising nightmares, and not even one's own family can be trusted to remain human. Dare to pierce the veil of darkness and a realm of ultimate horror awaits."--Container.

From Babarase who haunts children left alone at home, to an Internet ghost who can't wait for you to go on-line, it looks like our little intrepid elementary school spirit slayers have some rough new tests to take.

When Hajime volunteers Satsuki for pet duty at school, she raises the ire of a fellow student, who, in turn, raises a certain rabid rabbit from the grave. Good thing there's a cabbie to get them out of there.