Japanese Horror
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Japanese horror (sometimes abbreviated to J-horror) is Japanese horror fiction in popular culture, noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre in light of western treatments. Japanese horror tends to focus on psychological horror and tension building (suspense), and supernatural horror, particularly involving ghosts (yūrei) and poltergeists, while many contain themes of folk religion such as: possession, exorcism, shamanism, precognition, and yōkai.
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Kaidan
1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check -
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Onibaba
1964, in 13 top lists Check -
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Hausu
1977 — a.k.a. House, in 8 top lists Check -
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Tetsuo
1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check -
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Cure
1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check -
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Ringu
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ôdishon
1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check -
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Uzumaki
2000 — a.k.a. Spiral, in 2 top lists Check -
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Batoru rowaiaru
2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check -
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Jisatsu sâkuru
2001 — a.k.a. Suicide Club, in 2 top lists Check -
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Koroshiya 1
2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check -
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Kairo
2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check -
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Honogurai mizu no soko kara
2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ju-on
2002 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Grudge, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ju-on 2
2003 — a.k.a. Ju-On: The Grudge 2, in 2 top lists Check -
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Marebito
2004 — a.k.a. The Stranger from Afar, in 1 top list Check -
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Yogen
2004 — a.k.a. Premonition, in 0 top lists Check -
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Noroi
2005 — a.k.a. Noroi: The Curse, in 1 top list Check -
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Kowai onna
2006 — a.k.a. Unholy Women, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kuchisake-onna
2007 — a.k.a. A Slit-Mouthed Woman, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ekusute
2007 — a.k.a. Exte: Hair Extensions, in 0 top lists Check
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