Japanese Horror Films

[Barom 1]

So does anyone here watch any of the horror/suspense type movies from Japan? I mean films like jisatsu saakuru(suicide circle), chakushin ari(one missed call), yogen(premonition), hasami otoko, shibuya kaidan(the locker), ju-on, ringu etc.

 

[Bolt]

I'm not much of a fan of those kinds of films recently. I really liked Kakashi, Another Heaven, Audition, Battle Royale, Tetsuo, Dead or Alive, Tokyo Fist, and a couple other films like that, but for the most part, I haven't really enjoyed the Ringu's and Ju-on's and all their impersonators.

 

[Barom 1]

I've never understood all the hoopla made about battle royale and I kinda of prefer battle royale II which seems to be some what unpopular with all the people who think battle royale I is the greatest thing since instant ramen. I found audition a bit disturbing, especially the needle and foot scenes.

So what about stuff like MPD psycho?.

 

[Bouken Black]

audition is finally coming on showtime this weekend. shougo is gonna flip

 

[Bouken Black]

So does anyone here watch any of the horror/suspense type movies from Japan? I mean films like jisatsu saakuru(suicide circle), chakushin ari(one missed call), yogen(premonition), hasami otoko, shibuya kaidan(the locker), ju-on, ringu etc.

chakushin ari comes out in the USA next year. Supposedly Paul Walker and Anastasia Horne are gonna be in it but Paul's gonna have a cameo. They start filming this summer. Ju-on was great, The Grudge, awful. Whats Hsami Otoko again and the locker? is the locker a high school-collegiate themed movie? And when will Japan stop with the ghost stories? Its almost 10 years now. Also Why didn't you mention Dreadful Shinbun? Suicide circle-I've yet to see.

 

[Bouken Black]

I'm not much of a fan of those kinds of films recently. I really liked Kakashi, Another Heaven, Audition, Battle Royale, Tetsuo, Dead or Alive, Tokyo Fist, and a couple other films like that, but for the most part, I haven't really enjoyed the Ringu's and Ju-on's and all their impersonators.

Dead or Alive based on the video game? What was it about and Tetsuo? Also I'm glad to see someone has taste in movies and like BR I.

 

[Barom 1]

I didn't mention Dreadful Shinbun because I've not seen it. Shibuya kaidan(the locker) is about a cursed rental locker in shibuya, people that use it die. Hasami otoko is a bit hard to explain without spoiling it, it's about a serial killer tracking down a copycat who killed the original serial killer's next intended victim.

I finally saw the original ju-on tv movie, it's not bad for a tv movie.

So has anyone seen yokai daisenso or shinobi?

 

[Kouji Kabuto]

Ringu was magnificent. Spiral was better in book form. Ringu 2 was pure garbage, but they redeemed themselves with Ringu 0: Birthday. I wish they make a Loop movie.

(novel trilogy: Ring, Spiral, Loop)

 

[Blackbird]

Uzumaki.

 

[Mikazuki]

Rampo Jigoku is coming to DVD soon.