Requiem from the Darkness
京極夏彦 巷説百物語 (original)
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...
Starring Masako Nozawa, Sanae Kobayashi, Norio Wakamoto, Ryusei Nakao, Toshihiko Seki, Hiroshi Ohtake, Hiroshi Otake, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hiroya Ishimaru
Watch "Requiem from the Darkness" from streaming services Crackle, Tubi TV released in 2003. It's a drama and animation show, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of show, and is currently available to watch for free.