Disney+ Unveils Japanese Horror Anthology With Top Directors

WHO:

Deadline - Hojo is a successful businessman obsessed with the inexplicable and is the central character of *Night Tales Club*.

Variety - Yamada Takayuki plays Hojo, a high-flying businessman fixated on the unexplained who serves as the series’ storyteller.

Variety - Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Shimizu Takashi, director of “Ju-on,” are among the seven filmmakers behind the series.

WHAT:

Deadline - Disney+ has released a teaser trailer for its Japanese original supernatural thriller series *Night Tales Club*.

Variety - *Night Tales Club* is a six-part Japanese supernatural anthology series.

Deadline - The story follows Hojo as he investigates life’s biggest mysteries, unleashing bizarre horrors.

Variety - Each episode adapts a [the article excerpt does not provide the remainder of this detail].

WHERE:

Deadline - The series is a Japanese original.

Variety - The series is set to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu.

WHEN:

Deadline - The six-part series will launch in January 2027.

Variety - The series is set to premiere in January 2027.

WHY:

Deadline - Hojo’s investigations are driven by his obsession with the inexplicable.

Variety - Hojo is fixated on the unexplained.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 01:30 UTC)

Disney+ has released a teaser for *Night Tales Club*, a six-part Japanese supernatural anthology series set to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu in January 2027. Yamada Takayuki plays Hojo, a successful businessman whose obsession with the unexplained leads him to investigate life’s biggest mysteries and unleash bizarre horrors. The series brings together seven filmmakers, including Kurosawa Kiyoshi and “Ju-on” director Shimizu Takashi.