Disney+ in Japan has unveiled the first teaser for the upcoming supernatural series Night Tales Club, and the anthology has assembled an impressive filmmaker lineup filled with J-horror greats.
The teaser introduces Hojo, a businessman whose obsession with the unknown leads him to solve strange mysteries. Deadline reports that the six-part series will debut in January 2027.
Based on a short horror story collection from Ichi Sawamura, Night Tales Club will follow Hojo as he introduces each different mysterious story. “He is convinced that ghost stories, monsters, and other supernatural anomalies are ‘bugs‘ in an underlying conspiracy, so he begins inviting people to share their experiences and evidence at his Night Tales Club in exchange for 20 million yen.“
Takayuki Yamada has been cast as the series’ narrator, Hojo.
Even more impressive are the directors attached to this project: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Chime, Pulse), Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On), Shinzo Katayama (Gannibal), Yukiko Sode (Aristocrats), Yuichiro Sakashita (I Can’t Cry With Your Face) and Yosuke Nakamura (Higuma!!), with Kenji Nakajima (The Naked Director) directing the wraparound Hojo sequences.
Yusuke Wakabayashi and Teruhisa Yamamoto produced and adapted for the screen by the original writer, Ichi Sawamura, who told Deadline: “As the original author of these stories, I feel an enormous sense of surprise and joy that they will soon be available on screen to scare audiences around the world.”
Watch the brief teaser below that introduces Hojo and the series title treatment. We’ll have to wait for a full trailer to get a glimpse at the stories helmed by J-horror giants like Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Takashi Shimizu.
Look for the horror anthology series early next year.