Kadokawa Mystery and Horror Tales, Vol. 3 2005 Horror Movie Review

“GHOST HOUSE”  Cast: Jinpachi Nezu (“Castle of the Owls”, “Red Shadow”), Natsuo Ishido, Masako Izumi Synopsis: A young girl is forbidden by her parents to marry and decides to elope.  But she is soon killed in a traffic accident and the home that she bought with her husband stands empty for two years until a new family moves in.  Convinced that the ghost is the girl that died, the wife urges her husband to investigate.  Yoshio (Jinpachi Nezu) enters the house, convinced that the ghost does not exist.  But this quickly changes when he is tormented by her terrifying evil spirit.  “WHISPERS” Cast: Ryuji Harada (“Ka-chan”, “Firefly”), Eisuke Tsunoda, Kimi Mizuhashi SynopsisTakuya (Ryuji Harada), a broadcast journalist, is asked by a program director to investigate a strange tree that is located in the area where he was brought up.  According to rumors, the tree is enormous and has a cave under its roots.  It is said that if one enters the cave, one can hear strange whispers about one’s own private secrets and the voice of one’s heart.  After visiting the tree, Takuya returns home convinced that this is just another local myth.  But strange things start to occur . . . and all turn out to be related to a girl that Takuya broke up with when he was a student.  “WORLD OF INIFINITY” Cast: Ikkei Watanabe (“Muscle Heat”, “Gamera 3”), Yumi Aso (“Bond”, “Last Scene”)  Synopsis:  For 20 years, Takei (Ikkei Watanabe) devoted his life to his company and family.  Using his weak heart as an excuse, he avoided involvement in social activities.  But, this stability is shattered when he suddenly quits his job.  The encouragement and consolation from wife (Yumi Aso) only depress him further and drive him away to spend idle hours in coffee shops.  He soon meets a woman that resembles his wife almost exactly in appearance, but has an opposite personality.  Where his wife is always cheerful, the new woman is mach darker and pessimistic.  He is drawn to her and soon finds himself in love.  He ultimately falls into a dreamlike state where he is no longer able to discern the boundary between reality and his amoral dream.