Top Five Japanese Horror Movies
If you are in the mood to watch a scary film, then why not check out the best that Japan has to offer. Here are our top five Japanese horror movies.
Cold Fish 2010
The horror movie is based on a serial killer, Nobuyuki Shamoto, who is cold-blooded to the core. And yet, his appearance could not be further from that. Nobuyuki is a business owner, but his entrepreneurial skills are hardly worth writing home about. He owns a small tropical fish business, but his antics continue to make waves. And as you have guessed, all for the wrong reasons.Â
Release Date: 8 April 2011
Cast: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka
Dark Water 2002
The movie follows the journey of Yoshimi Matsubara, who has just gone through a horrific divorce. But her new life is not getting easier. She is now a single mother and has been left to look after her daughter. In an attempt to escape the madness and hostility, Yoshimi decides to relocate to a new home to settle down. They find a new home, but it is not what they were expecting. There is a water leak that they cannot identify. So the question is, where is it, and is someone living with them?Â
Release Date: 8 April 2011 20 August 2005
Cast: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami Mizukawa
Noroi 2005
A well-known journalist goes missing in some mysterious circumstances. The man, who went by the name of Kobayashi, had been working on a documentary that highlighted some paranormal encounters. He discovered many, so his disappearance raised the natural questions: who had taken him and what were the motives behind the disappearance?Â
Release Date: 20 August 2005
Cast: Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga, Marika Matsumoto
Ju-on: The Grudge 2002
The backdrop to the movie involves Takeo Saeki, who has just killed his wife. The latter had been unfaithful, and Takeo ensures that whoever enters their family home in the future is embodied by an evil spirit. So what could go wrong? Well, a loving family by the name of the Tokunaga’s decide to move in. The spirit is hell-bent on creating chaos. How will it all end?Â
Release Date: 25 January 2003Â
Cast: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa
Audition 1999
Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, has recently lost his wife. His mood is bleak, and all his vigour has gone until his friend has an idea. The friend convinces Yasuhisa to hold a series of fake auditions for a movie in order to find a female lead. But this lead would not be coming in a movie; she would be Yasuhisa’s new wife. What could go wrong? He could not find a serial killer, could he?
Release Date: 16 March 2001Â
Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
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