Akiko Yamashita

A religious studies student blames himself for a pair of deaths in Tokyo. With his life derailed, he leaves to see to his dying mother in the country.

The Tanuki are invisible beings who take pleasure in hunting people. They can take any human form, as well as those of animals and other fantastic creatures. (moviemeter)

After apprenticing himself to a painter, a man decides that the painter's knowledge isn't enough--he wants his wife too. But as it turns out, the painter's death doesn't keep him from exacting revenge. (imdb)