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Aokigahara (青木ヶ原), also known as the Sea of Trees (樹海 Jukai), is a forest on the northwestern flank of Japan’s Mount Fuji thriving on 30 square kilometres of hardened lava laid down by the last major eruption of the volcano …
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Tokyo Vampire Hotel is a 2017 Japanese supernatural television series directed by Sion Sono (Exte: Hair Extensions; Noriko’s Dinner Table; Strange Circus; Suicide Club) for Amazon Prime Japan. It stars Kaho, …
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Buppha Ratree: Haunting in Japan is a 2016 Thai comedy horror feature film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak (Rahtree: Flower of the Night; Buppah Rahtree Phase 2: Rahtree Returns; Rahtree Reborn and Rahtree …
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The Ghost of the One-Eyed Man is a 1965 Japanese horror film directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi from a screenplay by Ichirô Miyagawa and Hajime Takaiwa. The original title is Kaidan katame no otoko. …
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Yakuza Apocalypse – 極道大戦争 (Gokudō Daisensō) – is a 2015 Japanese action yakuza vampire film directed by Takashi Miike (Gozu; Audition; Ichi the Killer) from a screenplay by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi (Arcana; Samurai Cat). The …
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Gamera (ガメラ) is a 2015 Japanese kaiju monster film directed by Katsuhito Ishii and produced by Kadokawa Pictures. It will apparently be a reboot to the Gamera series as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary …
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Parasyte: Part 1 – originally: 寄生獣 or Kiseijū – is a 2014 Japanese science fiction action horror film directed by Takashi Yamazaki from s screenplay co-written with Ryota Kosawa. Main cast: Shota Sometani, Sadao …
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Blue Demon ver.2.0 – Ao Oni ver.2.0 or 青鬼 ver.2.0 – is a 2015 Japanese horror film directed by Maegawa Hideaki from a screenplay by Ami Inagawa. It is a cinematic adaptation of a survival horror …
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Cambiare is a bar situated in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, Japan, the interior and sign-design of which is based on visuals from Dario Argento’s classic 1977 horror film, Suspiria. …
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Balzac (typeset as BALZAC) is a Japanese punk band formed in 1992 in Kyoto. The band was founded by singer and songwriter Hirosuke Nishiyama, who has remained the only constant …
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Hell – original title: 地獄 Jigoku and also known as Japanese Hell – is a 1999 Japanese horror feature film written and directed by Teruo Ishii. It is a loose remake of the 1960 …
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Blood Ninja is a 2009 British fantasy martial arts vampire novel by Nick Lake, published by Corvus in the UK and Simon and Schuster in the USA. It was followed by …
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‘A god incarnate. A city doomed.’ Godzilla Resurgence – aka Shin Godzilla and Shin Gojira – is a 2017 Japanese re-imagining of Toho’s most successful monster. The film was written and directed by …
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The entrance to Hell – or more accurately, entrances – has been designated at various locations on the surface of the Earth from ancient times right up to the present day. They have acquired …
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Kappa (河童, “river-child”), alternatively called Kawatarō (川太郎, “river-boy”), Komahiki (“horse puller”), or Kawako (川子, “river-child”), are a yōkai (a class of supernatural monster) found in Japanese folklore, and also a cryptid. Their name comes from a mixture of the word “kawa” …
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Sanguivorous – original title: Kyuketsu – is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Naoki Yoshimoto. It stars Masaya Adachi, Ayumi Kazizawa, Ko Murobushi and Mutsuko Yoshinaga. Review: Avant-garde cinema seems to be …
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Grotesque – original title: グロテスク, Gurotesuku – is a 2009 Japanese splatter horror film written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. Plot: An unnamed doctor has always had everything he’s ever wanted, but …
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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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