@@Screened He distorts your sense of reality where you question everything that has happened in the entire film to the point of racking your brains out, his films just leaves you in awe.
Years ago when I was in high school, my friends and I were having a sleepover on a weekend and after many attempts I finally managed to persuade them to watch Noroi: The Curse together. It was one of the best night that we still often reminisce to this day.
Watched half of this list (including Kairo on the viewers' selection). "Dark Water" surprised me the most because it made me feel for the protagonist. The other half are already on my watchlist for a long time. 😅
Cure is great, could not get that ending out of my mind for days... But I wish you picked Pulse instead (even though it is not strictly a horror movie).
Noroi the curse is probably the scariest one I've seen. Its so atmospheric heavy and the way it has been shot, the shaky hand camera visuals. Man it was awsm
I've never seen the US version of Ju-On and when I watched the original when I was younger I had no idea what I was expecting. I'm not really a fan of the horror genre as a whole but I can say for a fact that my experience of Ju-On in my formative years contributed greatly to my overall taste in media as an adult. People who overhype movies are kinda dumb but I honestly think there are some films that every person needs to watch in their life, and this was one of them. Regardless of what you get out of it, it's certainly a masterpiece of cinema.
Ju-on is a pretty good intro into J-Horror. It traumatized me as a kid but having watched it again as an adult, the makeup effects made me realize that it was a lot less scarier than I had made it out to be. But still very eerie though.
I am just loving these movie recommendations series. These videos evoke the sweet sense of nostalgia for the movies that I have watched and makes me excited to check out the movies that I haven't watched. And you guys have such a great taste in selecting movies. 👍🙂
any updates regarding good Japanese horror movies for 2022? Love to check out what movies I missed out on over the years. Definitely love the 10 films you highlighted here for this list.
Tokyo gore police is actually fantastic on every level. Great starship troopers esque satire with cyber punk environment, incredible direction, extremely fun and incredibly impactful gore
The plot of “The house” remembers me a little of the Mexican horror movie “Más negro que la noche, Blacker than The night” by the director Carlos Enrique Taboada. I recommend you this film.
Takashi Miike's _The Happiness of the Kataguris_ (loosely based on the South Korean film _The Quiet Family_ which you featured in your Korean Horror video) is, dare I say, even more insane than the original. Wikipedia describes it as, "surreal horror-comedy in the farce tradition, which includes claymation sequences, musical and dance numbers, a karaoke-style sing-along scene, and dream sequences."
Kōji Shiraishi Has a couple other movies that are similar to Nori. Both Occult(2009) and Cult(2013) are definily worth checking out for fans of Nori: The Curse
My local public library system at least used to have copies of a bunch of old Japanese classics (it was through them I first saw Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, among others). To my surprise, they also had Kwaidon and House, the latter of which did not so far as I remember have subtitles, which was...interesting.
Inunaki Mura (Howling Village) 2020 wasn't bad too. It's been long haven't seen a great jhorror movies and good jhorror movies are very hardly made these days. Howling Village was kind of watchable and it's from Shimizu Takashi, same director of Original Grudge Ju-On. He's movies are kind of hit and missed after the success of The Grudge. Howling Village though he did kind of right. I recommend to those looking for recent Japanese horror movie.
While Perfect Blue is my favorite Japanese horror film I would also recommend Battle Royale. While not strictly set in the horror genre, its fair share of violence, unhinged characters and disturbing situation make it a definite watch for those looking for a dark horrifying film.
@Screened I've been going through his filmography, I watched Millennium Actress, Paprika, and Good Morning. Paprika is already one of the best films I've ever seen.
i dont know why but noroi is one of my favorite horror movies if not my favorite of all time , maybe its because i do feel it as a real found footage . Never they use something that break the spell like the monster of big mouth in grave encounters that ruins the movie lol
I used to watch horror movies and play scary video games with a Neighboor when i was a kid, he was a little older than me, and he was starting to get into Japanese Horror Films. After he showed me Ju-On, i didn't came back to that house for weeks, i spent years feeling Kayako behind my neck, that movie is insanely terryfing for me.
Some of the Kara no Kyoukai, primarily 2 and 3, anime movies were pretty good. Not quite as terrifying as these on the list but the atmosphere and the music make up for it.
Audition, Kwaidan and I have a Tales of Terror from Tokyo that are very short films, some totally terrifying. The Wailing is pretty good but I guess that's Korean. I own many of these and have seen all of them.
Noroi The Curse is good, despite some flaws. The way it was arranged movie wise, we too act as a detective along with Kobayashi and his cameraman. Because we follow and see everything just like we are a part of the paranormal team with Kobayashi as the leader, we feel the unsettling atmosphere that he and the cameraman feel. The audience engagement was what made this movie stayed in my mind.
Just finished watching Strange Circus (2005) a few minutes ago. Came back to say that this film is probably the most disturbing out of all of these, even surpassing Audition imo. Really heavy subject matter and is not for the faint of heart. Would still recommend it though 👍
YES! I'm so glad that Perfect Blue gets the top pick!!! Perfect Blue is hands down my favorite horror movie. It's absolutely amazing, and it's such a satisfying watch. I literally punched the air when it popped up as the top pick. XD Knowing we share that opinion, I'll definitely be checking out the other movies on this list that I haven't seen before.
2:34 This isn’t the first Ju-On movie…technically it is the third in the series… Ju-On: The Curse (2000) & Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) are the first two movies in the entire Ju-On franchise…Ju-On originally started as two short films Katasumi (1998) and 4444444444 (1998) which actually tie into Ju-On: The Curse (2000) narrative, Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) takes place roughly 5 years after the Toshio and Kayako segments of Ju-On: The Curse (2000) which are set in 1994, 4 years after Yuki, Mizuho & Kanna segments, and 3 years after the ending of Ju-On: The Curse (2000) and entirety of Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) which is entirely set in 1996 with the exception of reusing 30 minutes from the previous film…the only segment in Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) that us set 10 years into the future is the Saori segment which connects with Izumi’s in the next film…most segments in Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) are set in 1999 with the exception of Izumi’s which is set in 2006…the next film…being my favourite…Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003) is set almost entirely in 2006 even having a minor character from the previous movie, Chiharu, getting a segment which is easily the climax of the film…the ending of Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003) is likely set in 2010 or 2011…
I really like the movies you chose! In my opinion, I´d make one change, Noroi out Kairo in. I think Kairo does the same thing that ringu or Ju On but in a very original way, and It has some of the scariest scenes I´ve ever seen, also I think that noroi does very good with the found footage thing, but in terms of horror and scary moments, they are at the very end.
AWESOME LIST! Have seen them all except Audition, AND you included Kwaidan, a true gem not only of horror but of cinema in general. I would have added only Kairo because it's one of my favorites. Really liked your presentation and you have a new suscriber.
personally not the biggest fan of House as a movie, but i do think everyone should watch it, ESPECIALLY in a group. watching my friends first time reactions to House and all the laughs we had was priceless.
2 other Japanese horror movies that is good as well are One Missed Call from 2003 and Sweet Home from 1989. And Sweet Home is free to watch here on TH-cam and yes its the same Sweet Home as the video game that Capcom made for the Famicom.
Hideo Nakada is the director of RING, which introduced the trend of J-Horror. He's a cinephile. the TV video scene was inspired by Cure, and the rendition of the haunting scene was taken from "Videodrome" and Andrei Tarkovsky "Mirror." This Sence In fact, it is a scene that does not exist in the original novel. You can see how cinephile he is.
What are your favorite Japanese Horror movies?
Definitely Dark Water. Not just for the horror but also the emotions it hit me with whilst watching.
Noroi the Curse was really good, it gives Lake Mungo feels and it's creepy atmosphere!
Ringu for sure. I also have a soft spot for Ringu 0
Battle Royale is pretty good.
Definitely Perfect Blue!
Noroi: The Curse, is so underrated, it was the first horror film to actually scare me in years. Glad it was included.
Yeah that ending got to me...Kagutaba
Same here
Same here!
@@Screened Senpai noticed me! Thanks for the great content and film recommendations.
I'm glad someone mentioned it. Noroi is indeed really underrated.
Perfect Blue is the perfect ending for this one, love Satoshi Kon films!
Yeah he was great with psychological horror!
@@Screened He distorts your sense of reality where you question everything that has happened in the entire film to the point of racking your brains out, his films just leaves you in awe.
Satoshi Kon made some great anime movies. Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Perfect Blue are some of the great Anime movies from him. He will be always miss.
Years ago when I was in high school, my friends and I were having a sleepover on a weekend and after many attempts I finally managed to persuade them to watch Noroi: The Curse together.
It was one of the best night that we still often reminisce to this day.
I was abnormally ecstatic to find out that Perfect Blue was number one
The films are not in order.
Ju-on is sometimes criticized for bad effects but I think the simple white face paint makes it even creepier
Usually quality with special effects is linked to the budget
Ju-On is very simple, but it's effective.
it was realistic and scary back in the day, that's all that matters
Bro the scene at the bed, with the two of them starring... I can´t tell more than 5 movies that can produce such a scary impact in one scene.
It’s one of the most terrifying films I’ve seen
Noroi is fucking awesome, is one of the few i actually got chills up in my spine
Man, 'Cure' is such a masterpiece. Worth getting on blu-ray.
Hi, does it have japanese title? Thanks
Oh nvm will just try to search it on google. Thank you
Watched half of this list (including Kairo on the viewers' selection). "Dark Water" surprised me the most because it made me feel for the protagonist. The other half are already on my watchlist for a long time. 😅
Yeah Dark Water is very sad. The mother sacrificed her life and death for the daughter.
Good list! You especially included Confessions / Kokuhaku (2010) which is one of my favorite Japanese revenge films of all time.
Such a satisfying ending 👍
So glad “Dark Water” & “Confessions” are on here. They are my most favorite J-movies.
Cure is great, could not get that ending out of my mind for days... But I wish you picked Pulse instead (even though it is not strictly a horror movie).
We enjoy both 👍 although I feel less people know about Cure.
@@Screened Even less people know about "Loft" which was too strangely compelling, despite being rather low budget.
Noroi the curse is probably the scariest one I've seen. Its so atmospheric heavy and the way it has been shot, the shaky hand camera visuals. Man it was awsm
It's definitely one of the most unsettling 👍
@@Screened one of the best yess! Also love ur videos sir!
These movies are too scaring for me. I will wait for the Disney's remakes.
Disney remakes will be like grudge becomes a fairy 😆
This was a great video with interesting selections and just the right amount of explanation. Thanks!
I've never seen the US version of Ju-On and when I watched the original when I was younger I had no idea what I was expecting.
I'm not really a fan of the horror genre as a whole but I can say for a fact that my experience of Ju-On in my formative years contributed greatly to my overall taste in media as an adult.
People who overhype movies are kinda dumb but I honestly think there are some films that every person needs to watch in their life, and this was one of them. Regardless of what you get out of it, it's certainly a masterpiece of cinema.
I watched the US version of Ju-On when I was a little kid and I shat my pants
Thank you so much for including Dark Water
Ju-on is a pretty good intro into J-Horror. It traumatized me as a kid but having watched it again as an adult, the makeup effects made me realize that it was a lot less scarier than I had made it out to be. But still very eerie though.
I am just loving these movie recommendations series. These videos evoke the sweet sense of nostalgia for the movies that I have watched and makes me excited to check out the movies that I haven't watched.
And you guys have such a great taste in selecting movies. 👍🙂
any updates regarding good Japanese horror movies for 2022? Love to check out what movies I missed out on over the years. Definitely love the 10 films you highlighted here for this list.
Those little pieces you put of Noroi gave me some real chills 😖😖😖
Yeah it's one creepy movie 🍿
The real horror is when your Asian parents know that you scored less than 99%
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING PERFECT BLUE!!!!
Nice topic. I like J-horrors a lot. I've watched at least 20 of these.
Perfect Blue is iconic and will never gets old. This film is legendary in Asian horror.
Excellent video!
Tokyo gore police is actually fantastic on every level. Great starship troopers esque satire with cyber punk environment, incredible direction, extremely fun and incredibly impactful gore
The plot of “The house” remembers me a little of the Mexican horror movie “Más negro que la noche, Blacker than The night” by the director Carlos Enrique Taboada. I recommend you this film.
I will look into it 👍
A personal favourite is One Missed Call. The slow reveal of the heroine's struggles and the twists in the story make for such a good atmosphere
Fun fact: The piano scene in House was the inspiration for the haunted piano enemy in Super Mario 64.
Takashi Miike's _The Happiness of the Kataguris_ (loosely based on the South Korean film _The Quiet Family_ which you featured in your Korean Horror video) is, dare I say, even more insane than the original. Wikipedia describes it as, "surreal horror-comedy in the farce tradition, which includes claymation sequences, musical and dance numbers, a karaoke-style sing-along scene, and dream sequences."
Kōji Shiraishi Has a couple other movies that are similar to Nori. Both Occult(2009) and Cult(2013) are definily worth checking out for fans of Nori: The Curse
Cool. One of my recommendations made the cut 😋 Forest of Love.
That’s a really good list.
regardless if they are objectively bad/ dated effects, the horror of ringu and ju-on will *always* unsettle me deeply
I think 'Death Tube' was an awesome Japanese horror movie. Not well known and I think it deserves a remake
My local public library system at least used to have copies of a bunch of old Japanese classics (it was through them I first saw Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, among others). To my surprise, they also had Kwaidon and House, the latter of which did not so far as I remember have subtitles, which was...interesting.
Inunaki Mura (Howling Village) 2020 wasn't bad too. It's been long haven't seen a great jhorror movies and good jhorror movies are very hardly made these days. Howling Village was kind of watchable and it's from Shimizu Takashi, same director of Original Grudge Ju-On. He's movies are kind of hit and missed after the success of The Grudge. Howling Village though he did kind of right. I recommend to those looking for recent Japanese horror movie.
Ring and Ju On. I am surprised you don't have Battle Royale in this list
While Perfect Blue is my favorite Japanese horror film I would also recommend Battle Royale. While not strictly set in the horror genre, its fair share of violence, unhinged characters and disturbing situation make it a definite watch for those looking for a dark horrifying film.
My favorite is Ju On, I also love Ring, Noroi, and Audition. Confession sounds really interesting, I will be looking for it :D
Definitely try to find it👍
@@Screened I just finished it and all I have to say is.....b r u h
Man. Perfect blue.. That's like the best anime of all time
I wish we would have had more Satoshi Kon goodness.
His movies are timeless masterpieces. I show Perfect Blue to anime sceptics. Talking about it makes want to re-watch it again :]]]
@@Screened man, he's gone to fast.
@Screened
I've been going through his filmography, I watched Millennium Actress, Paprika, and Good Morning. Paprika is already one of the best films I've ever seen.
i dont know why but noroi is one of my favorite horror movies if not my favorite of all time , maybe its because i do feel it as a real found footage . Never they use something that break the spell like the monster of big mouth in grave encounters that ruins the movie lol
I used to watch horror movies and play scary video games with a Neighboor when i was a kid, he was a little older than me, and he was starting to get into Japanese Horror Films.
After he showed me Ju-On, i didn't came back to that house for weeks, i spent years feeling Kayako behind my neck, that movie is insanely terryfing for me.
I would add Exte. NOT the one on Tubi but available on TH-cam. About killer hair extensions. It's crazy. also Uzumaki or spiral series.
Noroi: The Curse. My favorite.
So, where do you guys watch all these movies? Thinking of marathoning at least 5 of those.
Some of the Kara no Kyoukai, primarily 2 and 3, anime movies were pretty good. Not quite as terrifying as these on the list but the atmosphere and the music make up for it.
Noroi is something else
Asian horror films hits different for sure
They sure do👍
I ordered and just received my favourite Tomie DVDs the other day 👏👌
The Doll Master is a good one too. Fun deaths and a nice settings with creepy human like dolls all over the place.
I am so happy you included satoshi kons masterpiece. It is an experience!
wait, no mention of Carved The Slit-Mouthed Woman?
I found that extremely horror when I was a child, kinda still do lol
Audition, Kwaidan and I have a Tales of Terror from Tokyo that are very short films, some totally terrifying. The Wailing is pretty good but I guess that's Korean. I own many of these and have seen all of them.
Noroi The Curse is good, despite some flaws. The way it was arranged movie wise, we too act as a detective along with Kobayashi and his cameraman. Because we follow and see everything just like we are a part of the paranormal team with Kobayashi as the leader, we feel the unsettling atmosphere that he and the cameraman feel. The audience engagement was what made this movie stayed in my mind.
The forest of love (the show, haven't seem the movie yet) is absolutely fantastic
Ju-On, Ringu, Dark Water and Audition are all great. Other really good ones are Kairo (Pulse) and Reincarnation.
I would pick Tag, it’s been a while since I’ve been watched that movie but I remember the movie being weird and grotesque
nice list of recommendations!
Thank you 👍
Nice. I missed this one..
Just finished watching Strange Circus (2005) a few minutes ago. Came back to say that this film is probably the most disturbing out of all of these, even surpassing Audition imo. Really heavy subject matter and is not for the faint of heart. Would still recommend it though 👍
I went into Audition completely blind, Very good.
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noroi!!!!
Great video sir.
Back at it again WWWOOOO!
Tetsuo the Iron Man. I promise you've never seen a film like it before.
Also, Cold Fish.
Tokyo Gore Police, Meatball Machine two of my favorite.
I can't watch horror movies but I love learning about them, ahaha. Great video!
Much appreciated 👍
Not J-horror, but Gonjiam is a must watch.
came here for new movies to watch, but i've already seen them all lmao
House is so good. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it
Yo Evil dead trap is super underrated and no one ever talks about it. Its like a giallo meets j-body horror super trippy but cool.
Thanks - Almost all of these are good films. The list could easily have been longer.
Yeah we would have loved to add more 👍
perfect blue is my all time favorite movie
Yooo can you do one about psychedelic movies?
YES! I'm so glad that Perfect Blue gets the top pick!!!
Perfect Blue is hands down my favorite horror movie. It's absolutely amazing, and it's such a satisfying watch.
I literally punched the air when it popped up as the top pick. XD
Knowing we share that opinion, I'll definitely be checking out the other movies on this list that I haven't seen before.
i regret you not having included pulse. i looove that film by kiyoshi kurosawa, it's way to good and unsettleing, left me feeling bleak for weeks
8:43 - Well, because actors actually were all in that age range
2:34 This isn’t the first Ju-On movie…technically it is the third in the series…
Ju-On: The Curse (2000) & Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) are the first two movies in the entire Ju-On franchise…Ju-On originally started as two short films Katasumi (1998) and 4444444444 (1998) which actually tie into Ju-On: The Curse (2000) narrative, Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) takes place roughly 5 years after the Toshio and Kayako segments of Ju-On: The Curse (2000) which are set in 1994, 4 years after Yuki, Mizuho & Kanna segments, and 3 years after the ending of
Ju-On: The Curse (2000) and entirety of
Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) which is entirely set in 1996 with the exception of reusing 30 minutes from the previous film…the only segment in Ju-On: The Curse 2 (2000) that us set 10 years into the future is the Saori segment which connects with Izumi’s in the next film…most segments in Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) are set in 1999 with the exception of Izumi’s which is set in 2006…the next film…being my favourite…Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003) is set almost entirely in 2006 even having a minor character from the previous movie, Chiharu, getting a segment which is easily the climax of the film…the ending of Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003) is likely set in 2010 or 2011…
asian ghost movies are unbeatable
i found "confessions" on d kissasian website, incase anyone was looking to find it :))
I really like the movies you chose! In my opinion, I´d make one change, Noroi out Kairo in. I think Kairo does the same thing that ringu or Ju On but in a very original way, and It has some of the scariest scenes I´ve ever seen, also I think that noroi does very good with the found footage thing, but in terms of horror and scary moments, they are at the very end.
aah yes, Perfect Blue deserves the 1st spot. It is one of my favorites movies of all time.
AWESOME LIST! Have seen them all except Audition, AND you included Kwaidan, a true gem not only of horror but of cinema in general. I would have added only Kairo because it's one of my favorites. Really liked your presentation and you have a new suscriber.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man was a great cyberpunk/body horror full of surrealism, psychological horror, techphobia and gore.
personally not the biggest fan of House as a movie, but i do think everyone should watch it, ESPECIALLY in a group. watching my friends first time reactions to House and all the laughs we had was priceless.
You can't watch House without having a strong reaction for sure👍
2 other Japanese horror movies that is good as well are One Missed Call from 2003 and Sweet Home from 1989. And Sweet Home is free to watch here on TH-cam and yes its the same Sweet Home as the video game that Capcom made for the Famicom.
My favorite is Noroi
Marebito
*Pulse* is one of my favorite movies. Also *Tag Riaru Onigokko* (2015)
Y’all would LOVE likewise
Hideo Nakada is the director of RING, which introduced the trend of J-Horror. He's a cinephile. the TV video scene was inspired by Cure, and the rendition of the haunting scene was taken from "Videodrome" and Andrei Tarkovsky "Mirror." This Sence In fact, it is a scene that does not exist in the original novel. You can see how cinephile he is.
Have you tried watching other kaidan type horror stories? Example: onibaba, kuroneko, yotsuya kaidan, etc.
I have seen Onibaba and Kuroneko. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and look of Kuroneko. A really good supernatural and tragic love story.
perfect blue was so great imo that I almost felt as if I watched it as a live action.
Noroi the curse feels real ... And one of the best
Fr, I had to Google the demon and see if it was a real thing LOL
Also the missed call trilogy. Not scary but good Japanese horror movies 🍿👍🏼
Where can we watch these movies on the list?
So excited to share this with my class!
Fk I love this channel.