Requiem from the Darkness

Overview

Momosuke is a young man with a dream: to travel Japan and collect one hundred stories. He journeys from place to place, searching for tales of the paranormal and bizarre, hoping to collect tales to publish in his book. However, the calm of Momosuke's life soon is shattered by a chance meeting with three sinister beings: Mataichi the priest, Nagamimi the bird-caller, and the beautiful Ogin. Soon, Momosuke learns that there might be more to his newfound comrades than first meets the eye...

Episodes

The Red Bean Washer

S01E01 The Red Bean Washer

October 3, 2003 25 min
A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.
Willow Woman

S01E02 Willow Woman

October 10, 2003 25 min
Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.
White Fox

S01E03 White Fox

October 17, 2003 25 min
Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.
Dancing Head

S01E04 Dancing Head

October 24, 2003 25 min
Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.
Salty Choji

S01E05 Salty Choji

October 31, 2003 25 min
The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.
The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

S01E06 The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

November 7, 2003 25 min
Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.
Katabira Crossroads

S01E07 Katabira Crossroads

November 14, 2003 25 min
Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.
Field Gun

S01E08 Field Gun

November 21, 2003 25 min
Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.
The Lone and Strange

S01E09 The Lone and Strange

November 28, 2003 25 min
Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.
The Succubus

S01E10 The Succubus

December 5, 2003 25 min
After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.
The Marine Spirits

S01E11 The Marine Spirits

December 12, 2003 25 min
Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the...
The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

S01E12 The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

December 19, 2003 25 min
Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.
The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

S01E13 The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

December 26, 2003 25 min
After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.

Cast

Ryusei Nakao
Ryusei Nakao
Mataichi (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Sanae Kobayashi
Ogin (voice)
Norio Wakamoto
Norio Wakamoto
Nagamimi (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Toshihiko Seki
Momosuke Yamaoka (voice)
Hiroshi Ôtake
Hiroshi Ôtake
Tsutaya (voice)
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Kyogoku Tei (voice)

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