Tales of the Bizarre
7.8Returning SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Tales of the Bizarre

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.

28. Live Crabs

0.0Aug 30, 1990 · 15 min

Yukari Matsuoka (Nana Okada) buys live crabs together with a neighbor housewife, Kyoko Kawasaki (Tokie Hidari). When she brings them home, her son Kenichi protests to his father Kotaro (Takayuki Godai) and Yukari that it's cruel since they're alive. In the end the family gives up eating the crabs. The Kawasaki household, meanwhile — Junji (Shigeru Saiki) and Kyoko — happily eat theirs. Then, that night...