When starting this Japanese horror project I did a bit of research into what films were considered the very best of the genre. Several top ten lists later I noticed one name besides Ringu, Ju-On, and Audition kept cropping up: Cure. So naturally I wanted to watch it, but for whatever reason it took me…
Tag: Japanese Horror
Ringu
“One curse, one cure, one week to find it” is Ringu’s tag-line and a succinct plot synopsis if there ever was one. Personally I’d say something like; “Teens find weird video in a cabin. It’s a heart-stopping experience.” The title might look somewhat familiar to American readers. The Ring, starting Naomi Watts, was an American…
Ju-on
It’s amazing what one can do using a shoestring budget, if you are skillful at any rate. Takashi Shimizu shows he is just that in Ju-on, better known to my American colleagues as The Grudge. The Grudge is actually a remake of Ju-on, done with a much bigger budget and, of course, Sarah Michelle Gellar….
Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman
When I first came across Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman I genuinely thought it would be scary. Just before watching it I felt that it’s either going to be really scary or really stupid. It turned out I was wrong on all counts. But let me back up a moment. Carved is about a mysterious…
Grotesque
Grotesque. Well, I can say at least two good things about this movie. Three things actually. The title is not misleading at all. You are told you will see something grotesque and it certainly delivers. On more than one level actually but more on that later. The second thing I can say is that it…