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Horrors of Malformed Men is a 1969 Japanese horror film directed by Teruo Ishii from works by Edogawa Rampo. The movie is considered a precursor to Toei’s ventures into the …
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Kwaidan is a 1964 Japanese anthology horror film produced by Toho and directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is based on four stories from Lafcadio Hearn’s collections of Japanese folk tales, …
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Tokyo Species is a 2012 Japanese science-fiction horror film and a low-budget take on the 1995 American film Species. Maria Ozawa plays the part of the unclothed alien parasite that …
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‘A fiendish vampire from a strange world in outer space drains his victims’ blood and turns them into weird corpses!’ Goke: Body Snatcher from Hell – 吸血鬼ゴケミドロ Kyuketsuki Gokemidoro – is a 1968 Japanese science fiction …
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The Eternal Evil of Asia is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy horror film from director Man Kei Chin and stars Ellen Chan (Exiled, 2006) Bobbie Au-Yeung (Hard Boiled, 1992), Kwok-Pong …
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Naked Lunch is the 1991 film adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novel of the same name written and directed by David Cronenberg. The movie stars Peter Weller, Ian Holm, Judy …
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Dark Water is a 2002 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata (Ghost Theatre; The Complex; Ring and its sequel) from a screenplay by Yoshihiro Nakamura and Kenichi Suzuki. It is based on Floating Water, …
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Helldriver is a 2010 Japanese splatter film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura (Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl; Tokyo Gore Police; Zombie TV). The movie stars Yumiko Hara and Eihi Shiina and was …
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Sadako 3D – original title: 貞子3D – is a 2012 Japanese horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, based on the novel S by the creator of Ring, Koji Suzuki. Plot: A mysterious, white-clad man is seen dropping …
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Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (吸血少女対少女フランケン, Kyūketsu Shōjo tai Shōjo Furanken) is a 2009 Japanese horror film. It was directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura (Helldriver; Tokyo Gore Police; Zombie TV) and Naoyuki Tomomatsu. It is based on a manga …
VAMPIRE GIRL VS. FRANKENSTEIN GIRL (2009) Reviews of Yoshihiro Nishimura’s splattery madness Read More
Varan the Unbelievable, released in Japan as Giant Monster Varan (大怪獣バラン Daikaijū Baran), is a 1958 Kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya (special effects), and their last black-and-white monster film. …
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‘Blood Mania’, ‘Brain Twisters’, ‘Orgy of the Dead’, ‘Satan’s Slave’… Crown International Pictures is primarily known for low budget flicks, grindhouse cinema, biker films, exploitation films, and B-movie drive-in fare. An independent film studio and distribution company, …
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‘Spewed from intergalactic space to clutch the planet Earth in its… terror tentacles!’ Space Amoeba, released in Japan as Gezora, Ganime, Kamoeba: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦! …
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Gamera vs. Barugon (大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン Daikaijū Kettō: Gamera Tai Barugon, Giant Monster Duel: Gamera Versus Barugon, released in the U.S. as War of the Monsters) is a 1966 daikaiju eiga (Japanese giant monster film) featuring the giant …
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Daikyojū Gappa aka 大巨獣ガッパ, “Gappa, The Colossal Beast” is a 1967 Japanese Kaiju film produced by Nikkatsu Corporation and was their only foray into the giant monster genre. Also known …
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Hiruko the Goblin aka Yōkai Hantā: Hiruko (妖怪ハンター ヒルコ Ghost Hunter: Hiruko) is a 1991 Japanese horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and starring Kenji Sawada. It is based on a manga by Daijiro Morohoshi. Plot: Reijiro Hieda was known as a young …
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Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster or Godzilla vs. Hedorah (ゴジラ対ヘドラ Gojira tai Hedora), is a 1971 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film starred Akira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, …
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Onibaba will be released by The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD on October 5, 2021. Special features: Audio commentary by writer-director Kaneto Shindo and actors Kei Sato and Jitsuko …
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Audition is a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike and starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina. It is based on a Ryu Murakami novel of the same title. …
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Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira) is a 1954 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Ishirō Honda and featuring special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The movie stars Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata and Takashi Shimura. Plot: Godzilla, a …
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Uzumaki (うずまき, “Spiral”) is a 2000 Japanese horror film directed by Higuchinsky based on Junji Ito’s episodic manga of the same name. The plot concerns a town plagued with malevolent …
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