Disney+ Announces Japanese Horror Anthology "Night Tales Club"
Six‑part series adapts Ichi Sawamura stories, starring Takayuki Yamada, with directors including Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Key facts
- Night Tales Club is a six‑part supernatural anthology set to premiere January 2027 on Disney+ and Hulu.
- The series adapts six stories from Ichi Sawamura’s collection, with scripts written by Sawamura.
- Each episode is directed by a different filmmaker: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takashi Shimizu, Shinzo Katayama, Yukiko Sode, Yuichiro Sakashita, Yosuke Nakamura.
- Takayuki Yamada stars as Hojo, a businessman who offers 20 million yen in gold for supernatural accounts.
- Disney+ plans to roughly triple its annual output of international original series over the next three years.
Disney+ announced a new supernatural mystery anthology series titled "Night Tales Club" that will premiere in January 2027 on Disney+ and Hulu.
The six‑episode series adapts stories from Ichi Sawamura’s collection, and Sawamura wrote the scripts based on his original tales.
Each episode is directed by a different filmmaker: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takashi Shimizu, Shinzo Katayama, Yukiko Sode, Yuichiro Sakashita, and Yosuke Nakamura.
Takayuki Yamada plays Hojo, a businessman who invites people to share supernatural experiences in exchange for 20 million yen in gold.
Kenji Nakajima directs the framing sequences that feature Yamada’s character.
Disney+ is expanding its international original programming, aiming to triple its annual output of such series over the next three years, and has a multi‑year development agreement with TBS‑owned production company The Seven.
Previous Japanese live‑action originals on Disney+ include "Gannibal", "Land of Tanabata", "Merry Berry Love", and "The One Shot".
Sawamura expressed surprise and joy that his stories would soon be available on screen to scare audiences worldwide.
Context
Disney+ is increasing its international original content, with Japan identified as a key region for future productions. The company has signed a multi‑year agreement with TBS‑owned The Seven to create more Japanese live‑action series.
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