Requiem from the Darkness

Season 1

Season 1

Season • Oct 3, 2003–Dec 26, 2003

Momosuke is a young man who dreams of traveling across Japan and collecting one hundred paranormal stories for a book. During his journey, he encounters the mysterious Ongyou, a group of detectives who investigate supernatural legends and hold those responsible for wrongdoing accountable. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou, he is forced to confront disturbing truths, question his morals, and witness things he was never meant to see.

  1. S1E1 - The Red Bean Washer

    The Red Bean Washer

    25 min • Oct 3, 2003 (23 years ago)

    A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.

  2. S1E2 - Willow Woman

    Willow Woman

    25 min • Oct 10, 2003 (23 years ago)

    Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.

  3. S1E3 - White Fox

    White Fox

    25 min • Oct 17, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.

  4. S1E4 - Dancing Head

    Dancing Head

    25 min • Oct 24, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.

  5. S1E5 - Salty Choji

    Salty Choji

    25 min • Oct 31, 2003 (22 years ago)

    The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.

  6. S1E6 - The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

    The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

    25 min • Nov 7, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.

  7. S1E7 - Katabira Crossroads

    Katabira Crossroads

    25 min • Nov 14, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

  8. S1E8 - Field Gun

    Field Gun

    25 min • Nov 21, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.

  9. S1E9 - The Lone and Strange

    The Lone and Strange

    25 min • Nov 28, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.

  10. S1E10 - The Succubus

    The Succubus

    25 min • Dec 5, 2003 (22 years ago)

    After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

  11. S1E11 - The Marine Spirits

    The Marine Spirits

    25 min • Dec 12, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.

  12. S1E12 - The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

    The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

    25 min • Dec 19, 2003 (22 years ago)

    Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.

  13. S1E13 - The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

    The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

    25 min • Dec 26, 2003 (22 years ago)

    After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.