TV series

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

Original title: 闇芝居

2013 · Returning Series

Overview

Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.

Cast

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Kanji TsudaStoryteller (voice)

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星野勇太Photographer (voice), Takashi (voice), Indistinct sound (voice), Shimizu (voice), Takaya (voice), Announcer (voice), Tateno (voice), Akie's Classmate (voice), (voice), Boyfriend (voice), Villager (voice), Kimihiko (voice), Resident of Room 204 (voice), Ancestor (voice), Kouki (voice), Tsukasa (voice), Satoda (voice), Ohara (voice), Naomichi (voice)

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Yutaka ShimizuTakeuchi (voice), Kyusaku (voice), Akio (voice), Shibasaki (voice), Nobuo (voice), Natsukawa (voice), Kaori's Husband (voice), Taxi Driver (voice), Park ranger (voice), (voice), Eita's Father (voice), Audience (voice), Kameda (voice), Kotaro Higashimura (voice), Shigenobu Kunitake (voice), Elderly Husband (voice), Psychiatrist (voice), Naoya's Father (voice), Mr. Shiono (voice)

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PonzuTomohisa's Father (voice), Watanabe (voice), Mr. Murata, (voice), Cat Owner (voice), Audience (voice), Osamu Sakakibara (voice), Mr. Sugita (voice), Nobuhito's Father (voice), Syugo (voice), Villager (voice), Husband (voice), Lottery Man (voice), Nunokawa (voice), Naoto (voice)

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土屋咲登子Tae (voice), (voice), Villager (voice), Mrs. Murata, The Lady in the Ending Theme, The Boy's Mother (voice), Mio (voice), Yoko (voice), Kaoru (voice), Keita's Mother (voice), Passenger (voice), ex-wife (voice), Megumi (voice), Hiroshi's Mother (voice), Mrs. Sugita (voice), Kimiyo (voice), Rie (voice), Nurse (voice), Eiko (voice)

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Tomoko OishiShunsuke's Mother (voice), Elderly Wife (voice), Mysterious Woman (voice), Yoshiaki's Wife (voice), Eriko (voice), Old Woman‌ (voice), Old Woman (voice), Naoto's Wife (voice), Audience (voice), Yuri (voice), Tomohisa's Mother (voice), (voice), Housewife (voice), Yukako's Grandmother (voice), Yuta's Grandmother (voice)

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Ryo ShinodaStation Announcement (voice), Miyama (voice), Michio (voice), Hiroki Ohta (voice), Dam repair worker (voice), Mitsuki (voice), Yuichi (voice), Hamano (voice), Kawaguchi (voice), Kyosuke (voice), Sagawa (voice), Yuuichirou (voice), Takuya (voice), Man (voice), Koichi (voice), Yukako's Grandfather (voice), (voice), Ryuichi (voice), Tomoharu (voice), Masataka Yamagishi (voice)

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吉田晴雄Tomoyuki (voice), Child (voice), Toma (voice), (voice) (uncredited), Shoya (voice), (voice), Yoshihiko (voice), Thief (voice), Audience (voice), Nobuhiko Kimoto (voice), Onsen Visitor (voice)

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Toshimasa NiiroShinya's Father (voice), Goro (voice), Owner (voice), Koichiro Ishii (voice), Shogo's Grandfather (voice), Doctor (voice), Old Man (voice), Sugiura (voice), Narration (voice), Tooru's Father (voice), Hieda (voice), Takagi (voice), Takiko's Grandfather (voice), Kuriyama (voice), (voice), Mr. Kunitake (voice), Tomohisa's Grandfather (voice)

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岸野聡子Miyako (voice), (voice), Youta Sanada (voice), Shadows of Women (voice) (uncredited), Nurse (voice), Wife (voice), Hide's Aunt (voice)

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Ryouta Murai(voice), Widowed Man (voice), Shinichi (voice), Husband (voice), Yurika's Friend (voice), Mr. Masuda (voice), Keita Haga (voice), Inoue (voice), police reporter (voice), Takayuki (voice), Annoyed Man (voice), Ito (voice), Hide (voice), Kenji Endo (voice), Nobuaki (voice), Sekiguchi (voice), Exhibit Visitor (voice), Kondo (voice), Shiro (voice), Hayashi (voice)

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小泉ようAudience (voice), Akie (voice), Eita (voice), Indistinct sound (voice), Girlfriend (voice), (voice)

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Full cast · 62

Ryō HiranoKazuhito (voice), Ryuta (voice), Tooru (voice), Shinichi (voice), Ryousuke (voice), Taro-chan (voice), Taichi (voice), Kondo (voice), Daigo (voice), Tashiro (voice), Yoshiaki (voice), (voice), Junya (voice), Hatanaka (voice)

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青木砂織Tea Salesman (voice), Resident (voice), Kota's Mother (voice), Junko's Classmate (voice), Isomura (voice), Mayuko (voice), Eita's Mother (voice), Villager (voice), Tomohisa's Grandmother (voice), Junya's Mother (voice), Remaining Hand (voice), Kaori (voice), (voice), Landlady (voice), Mako's Mother (voice)

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Sara(voice), Sayuri (voice), Satomi (voice)

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Takaya Yamaguchi(voice), Thief (voice), Message person (voice), Shinji (voice), Audience (voice), Student (voice), Shinichi (voice)

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Shoichiro Masumoto(voice), Takeru's Father (voice), Shuzo Endo (voice), Taichi's Father (voice), Storyteller (voice), Doctor (voice), Skull Man (voice), Vendor (voice), Taxidermy Man (voice), Toshiharu's Grandfather (voice)

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Masaki SawaiEisuke's Brother (voice), Naoyuki (voice), Satoru (voice), Sawako's Husband (voice), (voice), Takayuki (voice), Receptionist (voice), Kido (voice), Umeda (voice)

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Ayako Yamaguchi(voice), Crone at the end (voice) (uncredited), (voice) (uncredited), Kimono Woman (voice), Woman in white (voice), Asami (voice), News presenter (voice), The Woman in the Elevator (voice), Young lady (voice)

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Yūto IkedaThe Boy (voice)

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桃ノ井理子(voice), Audience (voice), Yumi (voice)

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白石るりAudience (voice), (voice), Yamane (voice), The Dawn Girl (voice)

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Mai KarasudaYuki-onna (voice), Takashi (voice), Child (voice), (voice), Nobumi (voice)

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Miho OkasakiShizuka (voice), (voice), Satomi (voice), Chiaki (voice), Sayuki (voice)

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Momoko Miyashiro(voice), Kazuhiro (voice), Keita's Friend (voice), Kanoko Takata (voice), Erika (voice)

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Tsubasa KizuNiimi (voice), Tetsuo (voice), (voice), Hayakawa (voice), Ishida (voice), Takuya (voice), Sadayuki (voice), Hiroki Kunitake (voice)

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Risa AizawaAsako (voice), Junko's Classmate (voice), (voice), Keiko (voice), Wakako (voice), Machiko (voice), Elevator Girl (voice), Melting Woman (voice), Strange Woman (voice), Kanako Katagiri (voice)

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Fuuka HarunaGirl (voice), Takuya (voice), Yukari (voice), Mai (voice), Tomoko (voice), High School Girl (voice), Shadows of Women (voice), Boy (voice), (voice)

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Sion YoshitakaKoichi Yoshimura (voice), Shunsuke (voice), (voice)

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Miyake MiuAsako (voice), Rikako (voice), Yukari&Musubime-sama (voice), (voice)

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Hiromu Kumamoto(voice) (uncredited), Takeshi's Father (voice), (voice)

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Yui IshikawaHaruko (voice), Flower Fortune Girl (voice), Haru (voice), Satoshi&Takashi (voice), Office Woman (voice), (voice), Chisato (voice)

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Sakitaka KuniyoshiRefrigerator (voice), (voice)

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イチキ游子(voice), Shadows of Women (voice), Takeshi's Grandmother (voice)

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Taiga Fukazawa(voice), Kouki (voice), Ohmori (voice), Shigeru Saito (voice), Eisuke (voice)

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Ann Yamane(voice), Yukako's Younger sister (voice), Young girl (voice)

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佐佐木充郭(voice)

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Toshiko SawadaOld Woman (voice), (voice)

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Ryosuke Takei(voice), Storyteller (voice), Masamichi's Father (voice)

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岡田宇杏Fuunyan (voice), (voice), Naoki (voice), Taro-chan's former self (voice)

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拓也Gyōji (voice), (voice), Yukako's Father (voice)

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翔司spectator (voice), udajii (voice), (voice)

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花谷聡亮(voice), Shogo (voice), Yuta (voice)

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Rina GoromaruYukako (voice), Haruko (voice), (voice)

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Hukami Homare(voice)

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Moemi KatayamaWife (voice), Housewife (voice), Speaker (voice)

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Issei Futamata(voice), Clock Man (voice)

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Nishioka to NeilOld Woman (voice), Tooru's Mother (voice), Nao's Mother (voice)

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Runa KojikaNobuhito (voice), Ami (voice), (voice)

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Shinji Matsubayashi(voice), Victim (voice)

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和田依來Kana (voice), Myoonyan (voice), (voice)

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山本海瑠Keita Hiraiwa (voice), (voice), Taro-chan (voice)

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Tomoya TakashimaTaichi (uncredited), Umbrella Goddess (voice) (uncredited)

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かねさだ雪緒Satoshi&Takashi's Mother, (voice)

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Risa AsanumaEiko's Neighbor (voice), Yoko (voice)

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Emi Okamoto(voice)

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柳川薰平(voice) (uncredited)

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Rie KitaharaSaki (voice)

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Brazily Anne Yamada(voice) (uncredited)

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Nobuyuki HosoyaClown (voice) (uncredited)

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Asana MamoruWife (voice)

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神門実里Takeshi (voice)

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TMDB ID: 56559 ↗
First aired: 2013-07-15
Last aired: 2026-10-12
Status: Returning Series
Episode runtime: 4 min
Genres: Animation
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience7.3/1063 votes

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Age ratings

16Switzerland (CH)

ab 16 Jahren

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-MAUnited States of America (US)

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (15)

16Switzerland (CH)

ab 16 Jahren

TV-MAUnited States of America (US)

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

MA 15+Australia (AU)

Not suitable for children and teens under 15; MA15+-rated programming may only be broadcast between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any given day. Consumer advice is mandatory. Some R18+ rated movies on DVD/Blu-ray are often re-edited on free TV/cable channels to secure a more

14Austria (AT)

Freigegeben ab 14 Jahren

14Belgium (BE)

(cat. 5)

14Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 14.

14+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 14 and older. May contain strong violence and strong profanity, and depictions of sexual activity as long as they are within the context of a story.

15+Czech Republic (CZ)

Suitable for persons aged 15 years and over.

16Hungary (HU)

Programs not recommended for teens and children below the age of 16, may contain more intensive violence and sexual content. A yellow circle with the number 16 written inside is used for this rating.

15Ireland (IE)

15A - No-one younger than 15.

16Netherlands (NL)

Take care with children under 16.

16Poland (PL)

Deviant social behaviour, world filled with violence and sexuality, simplified picture of adulthood, display of physical force, especially in controversial social context (against or by parents, teachers, etc.), immoral behaviour without ethic dilemma, putting the blame on the victim, excessive concentration on material possessions.

16Portugal (PT)

Not suitable for children under 16, access to these programs is locked by a personal password.

15Romania (RO)

Programmes not recommended for teens and children below the age of 15, may contain more intensive violence and sexual content.

15+Taiwan (TW)

Not suitable for viewing by people under the age of fifteen, split from the former rating Parental Guidance.