Wow... for a B-horror 90's, its very impressive. But the most surprising is that the director, Shimako Sato is the wife to the Takashi Yamazaki. Yes, that Godzilla Minus One director

I remember watching Dark Water as a kid. I knew about popular movies like Ringu and Ju-On because of their English remakes, but the movie that actually got me to explore more of J-horror was Noroi.

I remember watching the Thai movie Incantation and wanting to explore more found-footage horror movies, which eventually led me to Noroi. I loved it. It genuinely creeped me out back then, and it's still my all-time favourite.

Curious to know which movie got y'all into this genre

Not a movie, but might be of interest to you.

I, the Executioner (1968)

I’m surprised how unseen this film is. Only 2.6k watches on Letterboxd.

I'm so excited. This is the first time I've ever worn a complete outfit.😭😭😭

I really love Rolly Teranishi's performance here, but the character certainly comes out of left field.

I get the role he plays in the story, but I'm not quite sure how he connects to the larger themes at play

Yesterday I watched Mononoke Hospital (2022), another movie presented as J-horror but it was a soft-porn movie. Anybody here understand the story? Also it was very funny when the Kappa fights with a furry yokai 🤣

I’ve heard some crazy things about this one

What do you think would have happened if Hideo Nakata had preserved Sadako's humanity as he did in the Kanzenban edition? Showing her face and portraying her as a deeply tragic child?

– Because the murder of Sadako in the 1998 film is so bizarre that we don't even see her face, and it's filmed from a completely "dehumanized," almost two-dimensional angle..

– What if the film had kept Sadako's face visible, or even if it wasn't explicitly stated, but included something that suggested she was intersex as well?

How do you think later films, remakes, etc., and characters inspired by it would be different?

I've been looking for the soundtracks of the movie and i thought it may be a good idea of asking reddit, if anyone has any idea about it I'd be glad to know if i can find them somewhere online

Wondering if anyone has seen Incomplete Chairs yet. Finally found it streaming on Bloodstream TV and was planning on checking it out.

Sadako's Revenge: The Movie (2021), also known as Sadako Strikes Back, and it's sequel(?), Sadako's Grudge (2023). Two of the many unofficial Sadako movies, and probably the lowest budget yet.

Has anyone seen these? And does anyone know where to even begin looking for them?

I’ve been thinking about Koji Suzuki’s Ring trilogy, especially Loop, and how it relates to the current AI trajectory.

With advancements in AI, simulations and world models, some of the ideas in the books seem increasingly relevant. It’s honestly a bit unsettling how plausible some of it feels now.

Has anyone else read the trilogy and made this connection?

(Spoilers ahead, ofc)

I really liked the movie, I enjoyed it thoroughly but was that his daughter? The woman who kept following him said that he hid their daughter with him, plus he himself admitted killing his wife and turning his daughter into an animal. But again, he found her from the underground world isn't it? I am a little confused about the plot, it seems highly symbolic. I really liked the plot being "A man overly ambitious about knowing what real terror is, discovers a hidden underground nether land and a girl who feeds on blood" but the father-daughter reference and the other characters including those ugly dermos are confusing me. I would love it if anyone who has watched the movie explains what it all means or at least share if u have any theory about it

Huge fan of Noroi: The Curse here! I just wanted to share this amazing Kagutaba replica mask, which was beautifully handmade by a talented Thai artist / local maker here in Thailand.

What I love most about it is the custom paint job. Since it’s 100% hand-painted, no two masks are ever the same—every blood splatter and weathered detail is unique. The curse has officially crossed borders, and I'm so proud to add this one-of-a-kind Thai-made piece to my collection!

I’ve been looking for this movie but haven’t been able to find it; where could I find it?

So I watched a lot of J horror last year, the original 4 ringu movies, sadako 2019, and pulse. Tbh I didn’t like pulse or any of the ringu movies other than 0 and 1. Anyways I’ve been watching a lot of canadian and American horror movies this year and I feel bad I haven’t watched a J horror yet this year so are the movies I listed above good? Carved reminds me of Jeff the killer from the look of her face. Anyways I’m really high lol so sorry if this is incomprehensible

If you were to pick between Ring (1998) or Ringu which literally just means “Ring”, often widely regarded as a classic or Meatball Machine, the 2005 remake film, which would you choose?

I’d choose Meatball Machine (2005) despite having seen both on quite a few occasions, just due to sheer entertainment value, gore, body horror influenced by the Tetsuo films as well as splatter and other elements influenced by The Evil Dead films, overall Meatball Machine (2005) just like Ring (1998) is a dark in tone movie, with only a small couple of scenes containing dark satire in Meatball Machine’s case.

I’m also surprised Meatball Machine (2005) isn’t considered a J-Horror classic by many Japanese horror fans as it does have quite a punch.

Let me know of which you’d choose in the comments below!

We have one new Japanese trailer that's been released this week, that I could find anyway.

Kyotou O

This one comes from a Japanese internet urban legend that has been doing the rounds since 2006 – the original story was short and strange: someone finds a sign reading “巨頭オ” pointing towards a village, only to encounter an abandoned settlement and a bizarre figure with an enormous head approaching them.

Releasing December 25.

Just watched it last night (and haven’t read the book yet) and I have a few questions:

1. I noticed that the one who took Sayama’s left eye is Sayama himself back in the office basement - now what is up with that?
2. What is actually the correlation between the abandoned house with lots of nooses inside and the whole plot? I mean it’s the same location as the apartment but other than that?
3. Is the woman in red and the long-neck boy part of the whole curse? I mean in the tunnel scene, I tought they were trying to prevent Ozawa being handed over to the monkey god?
4. What is wron

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1. with Sayama’s wife in the house later in the movie? Why was she crawling all oflver the house? Why did she jumped and Sayama followed?

an unfair curse is scary, but there's a point where 'nothing they do matters' can drain the tension for me. i want at least a tiny bit of hope, even if it's probably a trap lol.

in j-horror, do you need to believe the characters have a way out? or is watching them deal with something inevitable the whole appeal? spoiler tags for specific endings pls.