J-Horror Wave
by jzerenidis | created - 28 Mar 2021 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicBest J-Horror Movies
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1. Audition (1999)
R | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 89,312
Audition (Ôdishon) (1999) Drama – Romance – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Romantic Mystery Drama – Middle-Aged Widower – Loneliness – Melancholy – Grif Trauma – New Wife Search – Fake Casting Audition – Shy Enigmatic Young Woman – Romantic Relationship – Attraction – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Social Isolation – Claustrophobic Threat – Nightmarish Terror – Body Horror – Mental Disorder – Childhood Trauma – Psychosexual Drama – Femme Fatale – Female Oppression – Seduction/Deception – Sexual Sadism Disorder (SSD) – Childhood Trauma – Sexual Abuse – Female Exploitation – Gender Battle – Revenge Horror – Vigilantism – Sadism – Brutality – Atrocity – Torture – Paranoia – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Fatalism – Others – J-Horror – Bizarre – E x t r e m e – Disturbing – WTF Factor – Shock Value – Slow-Burn – No-Exit Finale – Memorable Villain – Iconic Film – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 90's – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan – 1001 Must-See Movies ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-M
2. Cure (1997)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masato Hagiwara, Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa
Votes: 23,146 | Gross: $0.09M
Cure (Kyua) (1997)* Crime – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Crime Mystery Thriller – Emotionally Repressed Police Detective – Bizarre Unmotivated Murders Case – Serial-Killer – Murder Mystery – Investigation – Enigmatic Amnesiac Man Prime-Suspect – Cryptic Hypnotic Powers – Apathy – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Manhunt – Psychological Manipulation – Magnetism – Paroxysm – Vigilantism – Vengeance – Psychological Horror – Mental Disorder – Psychopath – Psychological Maze – Nightmarish Fears – Existential Threat – Supernatural Horror – Occult Horror – Paranoid Thriller – Uncharted Realms – Unseen Malevolent Force – Ever-Present Threat – Suspicions – Simmering Tension – Mistrust – Paranoia – Art-Horror – Metaphorical – Bizarre – Uncanny Experience – Others – J-Horror – Disturbing – Shock Value – Criterion Collection – Cult Status – Classic Status – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – Best 90's – RE-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-S
3. Ringu (1998)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Mystery
A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô
Votes: 77,556
Ringu (1998)* Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Horror Mystery Thriller – Bizarre Unlabeled Videotape – Supernatural Death Curse – Mysterious Viewer's Death – Single Mother Journalist Next Victim – Investigation – Vengeful Spirit Presence – Uncertainty Stress – Desperation – Anxiety – Hysteria – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Depressing Atmosphere – Nightmarish Fears – Claustrophobic Dread – Supernatural Horror – Acute Terror – Others – Bizarre – Disturbing – Nihilism – Slow-Burn – Koji Suzuki's 1991 Novel – Cult Status – Classic Status – Re-Watchable – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)-Μ
4. Pulse (2001)
R | 119 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Asô, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka
Votes: 25,631 | Gross: $0.05M
Pulse (Kairo) (2001) Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Thriller – Young People Group – co-Workers / Friends Mysterious Disappearance – Investigation – Weird Website – Malevolent Spirit Presence – Possession – Ghost Invasion – Suspense – Apocalypse Horror – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Supernatural Threat – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Terror – Metaphysical Horror – Paranoid Fears – Isolationism – Alienation – Uncertainty Stress – Fear – Despair – Paranoia – Puzzle Film – Complicate Storytelling – Non-Linear Timelines – Parallel Narratives – Multiple Protagonists – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Modern Anxieties – Technophobia – Social Commentary – Hitchcockian Aura – Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 Novel – J-Horror Wave – Cult Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)
5. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
R | 92 min | Horror
A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Megumi Okina, Misaki Itô, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa
Votes: 48,117 | Gross: $0.33M
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)* Horror – Supernatural Horror – Quiet Tokyo Suburb House – Social-Services Nurse – Catatonic Elderly-Woman Care – House Dark Past – Vengeful "Ju-on" Curse – Malevolent-Spirit Presence – Police Investigation – New-Inhabitants Mysterious Disappearance – Enigmatic Deaths – Panic Attack – Fear – Paranoia – Gore – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Nightmarish Terror – Claustrophobic Dread – Eerie Horror – Puzzle Film – Non-Linear Timeline – Complex Fragmented Storytelling – Others – Haunted-House Film – Japanese Folklore – Disturbing – Bizarre – Shock Value – J-Horror Wave – Cult Status – Classic Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)-S
6. Kwaidan (1964)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 20,010
Kwaidan (Kaidan) (1964) Drama – Fantasy – Horror – Folk Horror Anthology – Four Ghost Stories – Haunting Tales – Demonic Comeuppance – Spiritual Trials – Psychological Horror – Nightmarish Fears – Existential Dread – Supernatural Horror – Art-House Horror – Atmospheric – Surrealism – Expressionism – Metaphysical – Elliptical – Bizarre – Mise-en-Scène – Uncanny Experience – Others – Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 Novel – Criterion Collection – Classic Status – Cult Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)
7. Kotoko (2011)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror
When a single mother suffers a nervous breakdown, she is suspected of child abuse and her child is taken away. Her mental suffering escalates as she succumbs to her darkest fantasies.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Yûko Nakamura, Cocco, Eiichi Takahashi
Votes: 2,228
Kotoko (2011)* Drama – Horror – Psychological Drama – Mental Distress Single-Mother – Double-Visions (Diplopia) Episodes – Terrifying Hallucinations – Motherhood Anxieties – Japanese Social Services Taken-her-Son Away – Desperation – Alienation – Fear – Misery – Nervous Breakdown – Psychological Horror – Violent Thoughts – Self-Harm – Mania – Nightmarish Terror – Body Horror – Existential Horror – Psychosexual Horror – Paranoia – Psychological Chaos – Downward Spiral – Paranoid Thriller – Self-Deception – Derealization Symptoms – Paranoid Phobias – Ever-Present Threat – Delusional Disorder – Schizoid Chaos – Distrust – Art-Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Surrealism – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Experimental Film – Others – J-Horror Wave – Bizarre – Disturbing – Shock Value – E x t r e m e – Indie – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)-S
8. Confessions (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada, Yukito Nishii
Votes: 42,094
Confessions (Kokukaku) (2010) Drama – Thriller – Drama – Disrespectful Junior-High Class School – Grieving-Mother Teacher – Daughter's Mysterious Death – Murder Mystery – Love-Loss Trauma – Two Students Murder-Accusation – Twisted Revenge Thriller – Twisted Punishment – Milk Injecting With HIV-Positive Blood – Cruelty – Anxiety – Panic Attack – Confusion – Anarchy – Downward Spiral – Payback Justice – Cold-Blooded Avenger – Vigilantism – Nemesis – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Nightmarish Feel – Unsettling Horror – Grief Trauma – Guilt Complex – Puzzle Film – Non-Linear Timeline – Multiple-Persons Narratives – Art-House Horror – Symbolism – Others – Social Commentary – Bulling-Effect Study – Social Satire – Caustic Humour – Amoralism – Cynicism – Nihilism – Plot-Twist – No-Exit Finale – J-Horror Wave – Kanae Minato's 2008 Novel – Re-Watchable – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)
9. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,543
Battle Royale (2000) Action – Thriller – Dystopian Action Thriller – Near-Future – Japanese Totalitarian Government – Annual Battle-Royale Act – 42-High-School Students Group – Deserted Island – Kill-Each-Other Mission – Survival Horror – Battle Survival – Trapped Survival – Fear – Atrocity – Brutality – Violence – Massacre – Gore – Delirium – Hysteria – Paranoia – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Futuristic Nightmare – Adolescent Angst – Sadism – Black Comedy – Satirical Fiction – Social Satire – Others – Social Commentary – Generational Warfare – Sadism – Cynicism – Nihilism – J-Horror Wave – Extravagant – Bizarre – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Koushun Takami's 1999 Novel – Cult Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★★★ (6/10)
10. Cold Fish (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka
Votes: 14,540
11. Strange Circus (2005)
Unrated | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Masumi Miyazaki, Issei Ishida, Rie Kuwana, Seiko Iwaidô
Votes: 6,260
Strange Circus (Kimyo Na Sakasu) (2005) Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Erotic Mystery Drama – Paraplegic Erotic-Novelist Woman – New Novel-Project – Dysfunctional Family's Chronicle Theme – Morbid (Incest-Suicide-Murder) Story – Mysterious Past – Asexual Young Man Personal Assistant – Secret Investigation – Story's Origins Uncover Plan – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Nightmarish Feel – Mental Disorder – Antisocial Personality Disorder – Childhood Trauma – Psychosexual Drama – Nymphomaniac – Sexual Abuse – Sexual Violence – Self-Mutilation – Incest Activities – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Surrealism – Eccentric – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Others – Bizarre – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Mindfuck – Shock value – J-Horror Wave – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan ★★★★ (4/10)
12. Gozu (2003)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A yakuza enforcer is ordered to secretly drive his beloved colleague to be assassinated. But when the colleague unceremoniously disappears en route, the trip that follows is a twisted, surreal and horrifying experience.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Yûta Sone, Kimika Yoshino, Shohei Hino, Keiko Tomita
Votes: 12,742 | Gross: $0.05M
13. Grotesque (2009)
Not Rated | 73 min | Horror, Thriller
A doctor kidnaps a young couple and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Kotoha Hiroyama, Hiroaki Kawatsure, Shigeo Ôsako, Tsugumi Nagasawa
Votes: 7,462
Grotesque (Gurotesuku) (2009) ★★★ (3/10)
14. Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, Horror
A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirô Namiki
Votes: 4,995
15. One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.
Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda | Stars: Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya
Votes: 29,777
One Cut of the Dead
16. House (1977)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Horror
A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ôba, Ai Matsubara
Votes: 33,766
17. Three... Extremes (2004)
R | 125 min | Horror
An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.
Directors: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike | Stars: Bai Ling, Lee Byung-hun, Kyoko Hasegawa, Pauline Lau
Votes: 20,881 | Gross: $0.08M
18. Tag (2015)
85 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai
Votes: 8,105
19. Dark Water (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and her 6-year-old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami Mizukawa
Votes: 34,953
20. Ju-on: The Curse (2000 Video)
TV-PG | 70 min | Horror, Mystery
A teacher visits the house of one of his students after the boy goes missing, only to have a horrifying excuse for his absence from school.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûrei Yanagi, Yue, Ryôta Koyama, Hitomi Miwa
Votes: 8,990
21. Bijitâ Q (2001)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Shungiku Uchida, Kazushi Watanabe, Jun Mutô
Votes: 17,063
22. Kansen (2004)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
INFECTION takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where a doctor's mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura, Yôko Maki
Votes: 5,766
23. Marebito (2004)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman (Shinya Tsukamoto) investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara, Miho Ninagawa
Votes: 5,702 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Reincarnation (2005)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûka, Karina, Kippei Shîna, Tetta Sugimoto
Votes: 6,766
25. Haze (2005)
Not Rated | 49 min | Horror, Mystery
A man wakes up to find himself locked in a cramped concrete maze of corridors, in which he can barely move. He doesn't remember why he is there or how he got there. He has a terrible stomach injury and is slowly bleeding to death.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Takahiro Murase, Takahiro Kandaka, Masato Tsujioka
Votes: 3,104
26. Noroi (2005)
Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga, Marika Matsumoto
Votes: 15,357
27. Zoo (2005)
120 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Hiroshi Ando aka "Zoo"
Synopsis.....This collection of shocking, unpredictable stories feature the first screen adaptation of the number one young author of his generation, Otsuichi. Working... See full synopsis »
Directors: Ryu Kaneda, Masaki Adachi, Hiroshi Ando, Masatetsu Komiya, Junpei Mizusaki | Stars: Patrick Harlan, Yui Ichikawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ryôko Kobayashi
Votes: 591
28. Gemini (1999)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A successful doctor, Yukio's picture perfect life is gradually wrecked, and taken over by his avenging twin brother, who bumps off his family members one by one and reclaims his lover who is now Yukio's wife.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryô, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masako Motai
Votes: 2,884
29. Ichi the Killer (2001)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ômori, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun
Votes: 60,082 | Gross: $0.02M
30. Suicide Club (2001)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho, Tamao Satô
Votes: 22,235
31. Blind Beast (1969)
86 min | Drama, Horror
A blind sculpter and his mother kidnap a young model.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Mako Midori, Noriko Sengoku
Votes: 3,909
32. Onibaba (1964)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno
Votes: 21,891
33. Spiral (2000)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Director: Higuchinsky | Stars: Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki, Shin Eun-kyung
Votes: 9,003
34. One Missed Call (2003)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, foretelling their deaths.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Anna Nagata
Votes: 19,328
35. The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 10,033
36. Izo (2004)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
An executed samurai takes an existential journey throughout time, space and eternity in search of bloody vengeance.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Ryôsuke Miki
Votes: 4,761
37. Yogen (2004)
R | 95 min | Horror
A newspaper predicts the deaths of a man's (Hiroshi Mikami) family members and friends.
Director: Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Maki Horikita, Mayumi Ono
Votes: 4,604
38. Shibito no koiwazurai (2001)
95 min | Horror
Teenager Midori's family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. Her terrifying nightmares begin ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuyuki Shibuya | Stars: Kumiko Akiyoshi, Mao Asami, Lisa Gotô, Shuntaro Hani
Votes: 361
39. Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Unrated | 129 min | Horror, Thriller
A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Takehiro Hira, Hideaki Itô, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 6,796
40. Greatful Dead (2013)
97 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
Director: Eiji Uchida | Stars: Aira, Itsuji Itao, Yoichiro Kawakami, Hôka Kinoshita
Votes: 854
41. Over Your Dead Body (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Fiction begins to bleed into reality for actors (Ebizo Ichikawa, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito) as they rehearse a stage production of a classic Japanese ghost story.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Hideaki Itô, Ebizô Ichikawa, Toshie Negishi
Votes: 1,594
42. Retribution (2006)
R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An experienced police detective has to investigate the murder of an unknown woman dressed in a scarlet dress.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Hirayama
Votes: 3,266
43. Aragami (2003)
78 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A raging god of battle and a master samurai duke it out in a series of sword fights in a remote temple.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Takao Osawa, Masaya Katô, Kanae Uotani, Tak Sakaguchi
Votes: 2,296
44. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Horror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi, Eri Machimoto
Votes: 3,355
45. Empire of Passion (1978)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well. After a while, his ghost comes to haunt them while the local gossip grows stronger.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura, Takuzô Kawatani
Votes: 4,941
46. Kuchisake-onna (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A suburban town in Japan is the victim of what is supposedly just an urban legend, a woman's spirit with a horribly disfigured face who is intent on kidnapping children for unknown reasons.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Eriko Satô, Haruhiko Katô, Chiharu Kawai, Rie Kuwana
Votes: 3,050
47. Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
Not Rated | 99 min | Horror
After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appeared to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Yukie Kagawa, Teruko Yumi, Mitsuko Aoi
Votes: 1,885
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