It was created in response to nuclear oblivion, and creating art to process real trauma is one of the core values of horror.Īnd now we’ve gathered every Japanese horror movie with a Fresh rating and ranked them by Tomatometer, creating your guide to the best Japanese horror movies of all time. An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school. And we’d be remiss to not include at least the original kaiju movie, Godzilla. Like Stars on Earth (2007) Error: please try again.
Japanese horror movies got a big leg-up in the 1950s and 1960s with Ugetsu and Kwaidan, before spinning heads over time with transgressive cult works ( Tetsuo: The Ironman), comedic takes ( Hausu, One Cut of the Dead), and crossover hits ( Ringu, Audition). (Photo by Tidepoint Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection) The Best Japanese Horror Moviesįrom folk tales to body horror to monster movies, Japan’s cinema finds new ways to thrill and disturb audiences.
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