Sub-Genre Japanese Horror

Japanese Horror which is sometimes referred to as J-horror is the Japanese contribution to the horror fiction. This Horror genre tends to be focused on the psychological aspects of Horror which helps to build tension. Japanese Horror is becoming increasing popular with the Western culture with Asian directors remaking films for the US market such as: The Ring, The Grudge etc...

Examples of Japanese Horror:

One Missed Call (2004/2003) J-Horror movie directed by Takashi Miike and was remade in 2008 for American audiences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpsZQrJazq0

Marebito (2004) directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film has been given different titles due to its release in other countries other than Japan such as the UK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV7J8WYETXo

Cursed (Japan 2004) (America 2005) The original Japanese title is 'Chô' kowai hanashi A: yami no karasu. This film was based on the written work of Yumeaki Hirayama and is the first theatrical release of the Cho Kowai Hanashi series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJGlJ2A1UoE

Infection (2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9TbECLC1fE

With the level of interest in Japanese Horror by the US market, many japanese films have been remade and been successful. For example the 1998 film, The Ring brought the image of yūrei to the Western culture. Japanese Horror also meet their aim of using ghosts and folk religion to build tension and suspense therefore making them successful in the Horror genre. Many of the notable directors have directed successful films such as the The Grudge and The Ring.

Hideo Nakata is a Japanese film director and is mainly familiar with Western audiences for his work on Japanese Horror films. The Ring which was directed by Hideo Nakata grossed 12 billion yen ($137.7 million) being the highest grossing horror film in Japan.

This website provides information about Asian horror movies old and new http://www.asian-horror-movies.com/