本片改编自日本推理小说家江户川乱步1928年的同名小说。法国教授阿历克斯·法约尔（伯努瓦·马吉梅 Benoît Magimel 饰）是研究神秘的日本黑暗侦探小说家平田一郎的专家。阿历克斯自己的侦探小说在日本出版后取得了巨大成功，阿黛受邀来到京都参加宣传活动，阿黛他告诉出版社的本田（岛冈现 Gen Shimaoka 饰）他非常想拜见平田一郎，但几番努力均不得法。在一次晚宴中，阿历克斯认识了京都知名艺伎玉子（源利华 Lika Minamoto 饰），不禁陷入情网。玉子告诉阿历克斯自己的旧情人正是平田一郎。为情所动的阿历克斯全力帮助玉子排除危难，却没想到自己正陷入一场出人意外的阴谋……本片被提名2008年威尼斯电影节金狮奖。
戴梦梦
回复 :Sir Karell Borotyn appears to have been killed by Count Mora, a vampire believed to haunt the local village. Now his daughter Irena is the count's next target. Enter Professor Zelen, an expert on vampires who's sent in to prevent her death. At the same time, secrets are revealed surrounding the circumstances of Sir Karell's death.
南方台湾小姑娘
回复 :Spain, late 1980s. Newcomer Sara tries to fit in with the other teens in this tight-knit small town in the province of Tarrgona. If only she were more like her extroverted best friend, Rebe. They go out one night at a nightclub, on the way home, they come upon a little girl holding a doll, dressed for her first communion. And that's when the nightmare begins.
宣教前锋乐团
回复 :美国芝加哥的午夜，杀人犯雷在警探迈克（克里斯·萨兰登 Chris Sarandon ）的追捕中身负枪伤，仓皇逃入了一家玩具店，走投无路下，雷念起咒语，将灵魂转移到了一个玩具公仔身上。在商场做售货员的单身母亲凯伦（凯瑟琳·海克丝 Catherine Hicks 饰）为儿子安迪（艾力克斯·文森特 Alex Vincent 饰）的生日礼物发愁，当她看到流浪汉出售的便宜公仔时，兴冲冲的买下了。而这个安迪渴望的礼物，实际正是那只收纳了杀人犯雷的灵魂的公仔。自称“楚其”的公仔在无人时便开口和安迪对话，并杀死了安迪的阿姨和自己昔日的同伙，安迪目睹公仔杀人的线索，却苦于无人相信。凯伦不久终于发现了公仔的秘密，但似乎为时已晚……
