The Best Episodes of Junji Ito Collection Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.9/10(217 votes)

   #1 - Souichi’s Convenient Curse / Hell Doll Funeral

   S1:E11/5/2018

   From the master of horror, this anthology series focuses on Junji Ito's twisted stories. The first story introduces the curse-obsessed Souichi. Then, in the second story, a strange plague forces a couple to make a difficult decision about their child.

   Director:Yasuhiro Geshi

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Yasuhiro Geshi

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   7.2/10(216 votes)

   #2 - Fashion Model / The Long Dream

   S1:E21/12/2018

   In "Fashion Model", a group of amateur filmmakers get more than they bargained for after casting a strange actress in their movie. The second story asks questions about the nature of reality, the perception of time, and the mind's ability to warp both.

   Director:Kazuya Fujishiro

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kazuya Fujishiro

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   7.0/10(178 votes)

   #3 - Boy at the Crossroads / Slug Girl

   S1:E31/19/2018

   Crossroads divination is a type of fortune telling in many different cultures, but in this story it becomes something far more dangerous. In the second story a family troubled by slugs all over their property find out just how much worse things can get.

   Director:Yoshiko Mikami

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Yoshiko Mikami

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   7.2/10(175 votes)

   #4 - Shiver / Marionette Mansion

   S1:E41/26/2018

   In Shiver, a young boy notices the puzzling disease affecting his neighbor and recognizes it's symptoms from his own past. And in the second story, a puppeteer family finds themselves questioning who exactly is pulling the strings in their lives.

   Director:Shinichi Fukumoto

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Shinichi Fukumoto

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   6.3/10(153 votes)

   #5 - The Ongoing Tale of Oshikiri Collection / Cloth Teacher

   S1:E52/2/2018

   Oshikiri lives in a strange house that seems to be connected to parallel worlds, with strange variants of people he knows passing through all the time. But what if they're dangerous? And Shouichi returns to "make" some friends... literally.

   Director:Yasufumi Soejima

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Yasufumi Soejima

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   6.8/10(154 votes)

   #6 - Window Next Door / Gentle Goodbye

   S1:E62/9/2018

   In Window Next Door, a young boy moves to a new town where his mysterious new neighbor might prove to be more than he bargained for. And in Gentle Goodbye, a newlywed wife struggles to deal with the strange tradition of her husband's family.

   Director:Kazuya Fujishiro

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kazuya Fujishiro

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   6.8/10(140 votes)

   #7 - Used Record / Town of No Roads

   S1:E72/16/2018

   A strange record featuring otherworldly music that is to die for bewitches people in the first segment. In the second, a young girl fed up with unwanted attention moves in with her aunt and learns she has a lot more to lose than just her privacy.

   Director:Tsutomu Murakami

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tsutomu Murakami

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   6.4/10(139 votes)

   #8 - Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To Town

   S1:E82/23/2018

   In Honored Ancestors a young girl struggles with the strange relationship her boyfriend has with his extended family. And in the second story, a traveling circus provides its audience with uniquely deadly thrills and chills.

   Director:Ryo Miyata

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ryo Miyata

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9. 

   6.7/10(132 votes)

   #9 - Painter / Blood-bubble Bushes

   S1:E93/2/2018

   An up-and-coming painter finds dangerous new inspiration in the first story. In the second story, a young couple's outing turns deadly when they happen upon an abandoned village.

   Director:Kazuomi Koga

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kazuomi Koga

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10. 

    6.8/10(132 votes)

    #10 - Greased / Bridge

    S1:E103/9/2018

    In Greased a young girl's endurance for her family's disgusting home is pushed beyond it's limits. And in Bridge, a village's strange burial tradition might spell danger for a woman visiting her grandmother.

    Director:Hideki Tonokatsu

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Hideki Tonokatsu

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    6.6/10(124 votes)

    #11 - Supernatural Transfer Student / Scarecrow

    S1:E113/16/2018

    A new student joins the school's Supernatural Club, but is he witnessing strange phenomena or causing it? And in the second story, a father's love for his daughter takes a turn for the odd when a scarecrow near her grave begins to transform.

    Director:Kazuya Fujishiro

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Kazuya Fujishiro

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    6.8/10(123 votes)

    #12 - Smashed / Rumors

    S1:E123/23/2018

    The story Smashed features a group of friends who encounter unimaginable consequences when enjoying an exotic treat. And in Rumors, Souichi bites off more than he can chew, even with nails for teeth, when trying to manipulate his classmates.

    Director:Yasufumi Soejima

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Yasufumi Soejima

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