Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Season 1

Season 1

Season • Jan 19, 2023

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

  1. S1E1 - The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

    The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  2. S1E2 - The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

    The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

    25 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  3. S1E3 - Hanging Balloon

    Hanging Balloon

    25 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

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

  4. S1E4 - Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

    Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  5. S1E5 - Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

    Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  6. S1E6 - Mold / Library Vision

    Mold / Library Vision

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

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

  7. S1E7 - Tomb Town

    Tomb Town

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  8. S1E8 - Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

    Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

    25 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  9. S1E9 - Tomie・Photo

    Tomie・Photo

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  10. S1E10 - Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

    Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

    25 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  11. S1E11 - Alley / Headless Statue

    Alley / Headless Statue

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.

  12. S1E12 - Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

    Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

    24 min • Jan 19, 2023 (3 years ago)

    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.