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J HORROR

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 21, 2020
10 days of J-horror: From funny frights to shock and gore
Halloween is only 10 days away, so here's a list of J-horror films to watch each day to settle into the spooky season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 27, 2020
‘Stigmatized Properties’: The otherworldly entities are spooky but unconvincing
Hideo Nakata's latest film is based on the real-life experiences of a comic who has made a career of living in apartments where terrible things have occurred.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2019
'The Forest of Love': Netflix feature lets Sono be Sono
Sion Sono's return to filmmaking sees him blend all of his hallmarks into one gore-drenched epic
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 11, 2019
Viral Momo Challenge hoax, based on sculpture by Japanese artist, being turned into Hollywood horror film
Momo, the goggle-eyed creature created by a Japanese artist that triggered a viral social-media hoax terrifying children and parents alike, is receiving a Hollywood makeover.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2018
'It Comes': The bogeyman cometh in Tetsuya Nakashima's horror debut
Tetsuya Nakashima has been filming the darker sides of human nature for more than two decades, the most commercially and critically successful example being his 2010 murder mystery, "Confessions."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 30, 2018
The ghosts that have been haunting cinema-goers in Japan for over a century
Twenty years ago, people packed theaters to watch a couple of Japanese teenagers view a strange videotape and soon after receive an ominous phone call with a cryptic message: "Seven days."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018
No stories for the squeamish in Asa Nonami's 'Body'
In each macabre tale from the short story collection 'Body,' Asa Nonami zooms in on a particular superficial fixation of modern society and proceeds to follow a 'what if' question down a twisted rabbit hole.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 11, 2018
'Liverleaf': Sadistic school bullies get their comeuppance in a bloody, bleak thriller
From "Battle Royale" to "The World of Kanako," the past 20 years of Japanese cinema have yielded countless examples of school kids behaving very, very badly. Director Eisuke Naito is a specialist in the genre: He started his career with the charmingly titled "Let's Make the Teacher Have a Miscarriage...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 24, 2018
'Bamy': Slightly barmy but spooky as hell
Expect to see plenty of umbrellas in Jun Tanaka's 'Bamy,' which is heavy on strangeness and the creep factor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 30, 2017
Some Japanese to scream at the screen this Halloween
Before you binge-watch a bunch of scary films, learn a few Japanese words and phrases to practice shouting at the screen.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 20, 2017
Killed off in earlier sequel, 'scream queen' Jamie Lee Curtis reprises famed 'Halloween' horror role
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as the resilient protagonist in 2018's "Halloween," Universal Pictures said, 40 years after she made her movie debut in the original horror movie of the same name and became Hollywood's "scream queen."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 21, 2017
Don't follow this scary Pied Piper to the cinema
Released in 2003, Takashi Shimizu's "Ju-on: The Grudge" and "Ju-on: The Grudge 2" both had a simple premise — vengeful ghosts turn an ordinary suburban house into a death trap — but the scares, such as a kohl-eyed dead boy with a terrifying grip, were fresh and effective.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 10, 2016
Defining J-horror: The terror of deep time
The horror genre is not typically thought of as a "slow" genre. In fact, horror films today often feel like stimulus-response tests where shocking events happen suddenly and without warning. However, Japanese horror directors take up another tradition, one where events unfold gradually. A case point...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 5, 2016
Defining J-horror: Early encounters with the unhuman
The scene: It's night; someone is alone in a dimly lit room. There's an eerie stillness, a creeping anxiety. Then, behind them, you notice a strange shape: a hunched-over figure, lurking in a corner. It is standing deathly still. The head is obscured by what looks like tendrils of jet-black hair. A chill...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 20, 2016
J-horror master Yoshihiro Nakamura returns to form
Yoshihiro Nakamura entered the film world on a well-trodden path. After making 8 mm films while studying at Tokyo's Seijo University and winning a prize at the 1993 Pia Film Festival — a famous incubator for young Japanese filmmakers — he worked as an assistant director for Juzo Itami, Yoichi Sai...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 29, 2015
The gorgeous world of Japanese gore
Zerai Naoi makes his living by keeping gore hounds fed on a shoestring budget. If you want to sample his work, it helps to have a strong stomach.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 28, 2015
Dammit, Janet! Japan’s ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ shadowcast thrills early Halloween revelers
Japan’s oldest shadowcasting group, Lip’s, delighted a crowd of early Halloween revelers on Sunday when they performed a uniquely Japanese version of the film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” as it was screened behind them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 28, 2015
Scream queen festival arrives in Tokyo
The point is to scream — a lot.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 15, 2015
Kawasaki gets ready to do the 'Time Warp' again
Moviegoers in Japan are generally expected to take a vow of silence at the cinema — unless the film happens to be "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 7, 2015
Daniel Radcliffe gets devilish in 'Horns'
There are few actors who can enjoy the kind of success that Daniel Radcliffe has enjoyed at his age. At 10, he became the face of the multibillion-dollar "Harry Potter" franchise, which became a cultural phenomenon. As the series drew to a close in 2011, the young British actor was faced with two dilemmas:...
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Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
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A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
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Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
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