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Spooks, Sighs and Videotape

Video essay by Jasper Sharp about Japanese horror.

Ring

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Ju-on: The Grudge

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

Dark Water

A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.

The Last Samurai

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Top Gun

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

Chakra

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Yumeji Tanima's Scream Theater

VHS OVA in a moving manga style based on the works of horror comedy artist Yumeji Tanima. Contains 2 stories. 1 "初恋のゾンビ" 2 "墓地の秘密" In the first segment, Yuki, a young student, suffers an accident at school but is soon ressurected, however she fell in love with a spirit during her quick visit to the world of the dead. In the second segment, 3 close friends plan a courage test in a haunted graveyard, Ryoko who is afraid of cemeteries, Toshiko who doesn't believe in paranormal phenomena, and Masako who lives in a house inside a cemetery.

Gently Into The Night

07 Nov 2019

Gently Into The Night

Feith and Dallas, a married couple, are struck with news on their son’s sudden death. They are going to the morgue to recognise his remains. Meanwhile on the same road 17 years ago they find out that they might become parents. In a lonely gas tank they stop to meet themselves from 17 years ago and have no choice, they must confront their past and future.

Nightmare Detective

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.

Love Yourself First

A short film about self-love and self-discovery.

Birdcage of Horrors

A murder mystery told in one-minute clips — one for each day of the year — filmed specifically for the SEGA Dreamcast console. It tells the story of Nao Tsunoda, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who moves to Tokyo’s Grauenheim apartment complex. One day, Nao’s life turns into a nightmare when she suddenly discovers the headless corpse of her neighbor on the roof of the house — and a chain of brutal murders continues, becoming clear that a psychopath is hunting the apartment building's inhabitants.

EMIKO

An affable caregiver watches over a mysteriously ill young woman. As the two develop their relationship with one another, strange occurrences unravel a far more sinister hand underneath their façades.

House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~

Athology film based on stories from House of Cockroaches, a collection of horror stories by queen of horror manga Kanako Inuki. The stories share a theme of apartment life, the troubles of women and mundane situations turning into horrifying nightmares.

Namade Kowasugi! 2.5

Spin-off film in Kōji Shiraishi's "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi!" series. Broadcast on NicoNico.

Scarer

A girl fears that the repeated knocks on her door are the beginning of a terror that will soon follow her.

Better Sleep Than Doing Things

A boy enjoys his day off by watching his favorite movie. But one event, causes him to realized that there would be no day off for him.

Hexed

A lonely man is visited by an ethereal and otherworldly entity from beyond the grave.

Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya

From the team's previous work, director Kudo is now convinced of the existence of parallel universes. But now, a new video posted convinces the group to learn the truth about a mysterious woman with a swollen face.

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Spooks, Sighs and Videotape

Ring

Ju-on: The Grudge

Dark Water

The Last Samurai

Top Gun

Chakra

Yumeji Tanima's Scream Theater

Gently Into The Night

Nightmare Detective

Love Yourself First

Birdcage of Horrors

EMIKO

House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~

Namade Kowasugi! 2.5

Scarer

Better Sleep Than Doing Things

Hexed

Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya

Haiku 27