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- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTakuya KimuraHana SugisakiSôta FukushiCursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.Is a Japanese Action, Thriller and Horror movie directed by Takashi Miike.
Wikipedia: Manji is a samurai who apparently cannot be killed by any injury. He crosses paths with Rin Asano, whose parents were killed by a group of master swordsmen, and promises to avenge their deaths. - DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsMasaharu FukuyamaKôji YakushoSuzu HiroseA courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.Is a Japanese thriller film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
- DirectorNaoto KumazawaStarsYuriko YoshitakaTae KimuraKaya KiyoharaAdapted from a 2011 novel by author Mahokaru Numata, Yurigokoro has Ryosuke's father, who is stricken with advanced cancer, as a man with a diary. When the family discovers the father's diary in the latter's office leafing through it reveals notes written by a murderer. Are these fictional accounts or the memoirs of the diary's owner?Is a Japanese thriller/mystery directed by Naoto Kumazawa
- StarsMonica RialAustin TindleBrittany LaudaA collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.A collection of anime adaptation of some of the short works of the horror mangaka Junji Ito
- DirectorTeppei NakamuraStarsYûko ArakiAkira EmotoKen MitsuishiKuki Fumihiro is a son from a wealthy zaibatsu (conglomerate) family. His father raises him to become pure evil. Kuki kills his father to protect his adopted sister Kaori. Afterward, Kuki disappears. He undergoes plastic surgery and takes the identity of Koichi Shintani. He watches Kaori and faces the great evil that exists within the Kuki family.Evil and the Mask is a Japanese horror film directed by Teppei Nakamura based on a novel written by Fuminori Nakamura
- DirectorMasayoshi SukitaStarsKazuyo MatsuiKyôzô NagatsukaIchirô OguraA reporter heads out to the forest to investigate a strange phenomenon and ends up getting a little more than he bargained for when he gets infected with an ancient mythical Japanese spirit known as a Gakidama.A.K.A Demon Within is a Japanese creature-feature horror film directed by Masayoshi Sukita.
[Spoiler Alert] From Letterboxd: - DirectorMitsunori HattoriStarsAkira OkamoriMio TakakiNahoko AizawaThe ASH (Abnormal Species Humanoid) first appeared in the beginning of the 1980s. They look like humans, but they weren't. The ASH can be identified by a pulsating appendage on their back; it resembles an embossed root clutching the spine. These humanoid creatures have the power to destroy telepathically via deadly impulse, which hemorrhages brain cells. Their goal is to populate the planet via random sexual contact and take control. There are special police units who fight the ASH; this top-secret organization is called The Society for Environment Protection and its agents are called Psychosists.A.K.A. Skyscraper Hunting is a Japanese action-horror film directed by Mitsunori Hattori and from Baku Yumemakura, one of the writers behind Gakidama (1985)
From Letterboxd:The ASH (Abnormal Species Humanoid) first appeared in the beginning of the 1980s. They looked like humans, but they weren’t. The ASH can be identified by a pulsating appendage on their back; it resembles an embossed root clutching the spine. These humanoid creatures have the power to destroy telepathically via a deadly impulse which hemorrhages brain cells. Their goal is to populate the planet via random sexual contact and then take control. There are special police units who fight the ASH. This top secret organization is called The Society For Environment Protection and its agents are called psychosists
Also directed by Mitsunori Hattori: --- --- - DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsKaoru OrimotoUsagi AsôYûko AokiA journalist. Two photographers. One infamous serial killer on the loose. DARKROOM FANTASIES is directed by Academy Award Winning Director Yojiro Takita.A.K.A Mahiru no kirisakima is a Japaenese crime thriller/horror directed by Yojiro Takita and written by Shirô Yumeno
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsKiyomi ItôTakeshi ItôJuneRyuzaki, an editor of Muscle Magazine, which features photographs of men with sculpted bodies, becomes involved with a man named Kitami; their affair soon becomes dominated by sadomasochistic games, with a horrid result. Jump ahead one year, Ryuzaki is released from jail and goes in search of Kitami, perhaps to make amends. The films of Pasolini, especially "Salò," dominate Ryuzaki's imagination; he works sometimes at the Lunatic Theatre, which shows films about rough trade; and, he becomes involved with a couple into S & M. Will Ryuzaki find Kitami, and what will happen if he does?A.K.A Kurutta Butokai is a Japanese sado-pink film-thriller/horror film directed by Hisayasu Satô, and written by Shirô Yumeno
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsKiyomi ItôTakeshi ItôRyûmei HomuraTakeshi, an alienated young man spends his lonely days obsessively following total strangers. He is employed to observe the movements of a beautiful but disturbed doctor, whose behavior is causing concern.Is a Japanese horror film directed by renowned horror and pink film director Hisayasu Satô and written by Shiro Yumeno.
[Spoiler alert] Letterboxd: Takeshi, an alienated young man spends his lonely days obsessively following total strangers. He is employed to observe the movements of a beautiful but disturbed doctor, whose behavior is causing concern. As Takeshi continues to track her, a bond begins to grow between them, a bond which can only end in tragedy… - DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsMarissaRina SakuragiTsuyoshi NakanoMaya is a photographer and she takes photos related to the eyeball.A.K.A. Gankyû no yume, is a Japanese pink, horror/thriller film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Shiro Yumeno.
From Letterboxd: Maya (Marissa) is a photographer. She takes photos related to the eyeball. Kunio (Tsuyoshi Nakano) is a neurosurgeon and an independent documentary film director. He is interested on making a documentary about Maya. A mysterious eyeball collector watches for Maya’s own eyeballs. - DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsMisa AikaYumika HayashiMika KiriharaA scientist taints his mother's scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience. Unfortunately for the three women involved in the experiment, the drug works a little bit too well.A.K.A. Splatter: Naked Blood or simply Naked Blood is a ero-guro horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Taketoshi Watari.
From Letterboxd: A scientist taints his mother’s scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience. Unfortunately for the three women involved in the experiment, the drug works a little bit too well. - DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsMasae AbeSayaka HitomiKiyomi ItôA gruesome snuff video is found in a sex booth. It shows a young woman who is tortured, killed, and dismembered by an unknown sadist.The deadly blade is hidden inside the camera itself.A.K.A.Celluloid Nightmares is a horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Shirô Yumeno
From Letterboxd: A gruesome snuff video is found in a sex booth. It shows a young woman who is tortured, killed, and dismembered by an unknown sadist.The deadly blade is hidden inside the camera itself. Hisayasu Sato’s regular Kiyomi Ito begins to investigate the videotape. - DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsMarino FujisawaKiyomi ItôReika KazamiA teenage couple drive around improvising radio shows, following night stalkers and rapists or peeping on various sexual escapades, describing what they see in detail, feigning shock and screams as the attackers become more violent.A.K.A. Brain Sex, is a pinku-eiga/horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Shirô Yumeno
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsYoshiki ArizonoMirai AsahiKôichi ImaizumiTakahashi moves into a new apartment after a divorce and soon finds herself between an obsessive stalker who listens to her through the wall and an odd father whose son is obsessed with prosthetic body parts. Even worse she starts having surreal violent dreams while strange things keeps happening in her apartment.A.K.A Night of Body’s Model, is a Japanese pinku-eigu/horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Ramo Nakajima and Teruo Abe
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsNanako FujitaniYui HoshikawaYutaka IkejimaEiji a teenager eager to follow in his late fathers scientific footsteps, perfects one of his old experiments to diminish the barrier between pain and pleasure.A.K.A. Pleasure Kill, is a Japanese Pinku-eiga/horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Taketoshi Watari
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsRina SakuragiEriko NakamuraMaika ShimamuraTransfer student Mizuki is bullied viciously by her classmates. Nevertheless, she is always able to keep her composure. Kirie, who is also tormented, is interested in Mizuki and longs for her. The two become very close, insanity ensues.Japanese horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Shinji Imaoka
From Letterboxd:Transfer student Mizuki Aonuma (Rina Sakuragi) is bullied mercilessly by classmate Aya (Eriko Nakamura) and others. Nevertheless, Mizuki is always able to maintain her calm composure. Kirie (Maika Shimamura), who has a passive character and is also bullied, becomes interested in Mizuki and longs for her. The two become close. With a guy named Shibanai (Syun Asada), Mizuki and Kirie decide to stand up to their tormentors. - DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsIoriShima ÔnishiKanade AiTwo figures of the pink cinema - director Sato Hisayasu and screenwriter Imaoka Shinji - unfurl a mysterious girl in black who appears on the silver screen of a cinema slated for closure. The problem is only the projectionist notices her and she is not supposed to be there. It is only later that repressed memories begin to creep back.Japanese horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Shinji Imaoka
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsKaori SakagamiShigeki HosokawaShunsuke MatsuokaA.K.A. In a Thicket, is a Japanese pinku-eiga/horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Takashi Natori
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsMoeko EzawaHiromi KuronumaTomomi KuribayashiInspired by true crime on TV, unhappy wife fakes her own kidnapping with the help of her lover to run away with him. Unfortunately, she realizes too late that the lover has no intention of actually letting her go.A.K.A. Soft Skin, is a pinku-eiga/horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato and written by Kyoko Godai
- DirectorHisayasu SatôStarsKiyomi ItôKazuhiro SanoAn abusive psychologist S&M sexplays becomes too much for his wife. She leaves him, but happiness arrives in the form of her masochistic twin sister.A.K.A. Pervert Ward: S&M Clinic, is a Japanese pinku-eiga/horror film directed by Hisayasu Sato
- DirectorTakaaki HashiguchiStarsHotaru HazukiKikujirô HondaKyôko KazamaNot long after Yoko and Arthur move into their new house, they notice that many bizarre things start to happen. Yoko begins seeing ghosts and suspects that the house is haunted. Yoko enlists the help of a police detective, who knows the house has a dark, secret past. A fun Japanese supernatural thriller, inspired by cult film THE GRUDGE (Ju-On)!A Japanese horror film directed and written by Takaaki Hashiguchi
Letterboxd: Not long after Yoko and Arthur move into their new house, they notice that many strange things happen here. Yoko begins seeing ghosts and suspects that the house is haunted. Yoko enlists the help of a police detective, who knows the house has a dark, secret past. - DirectorShirô ToyodaStarsHideyo AmamotoTadao FutamiMasao ImafukuA rebellious Korean artist tests the limits of his sadistic patron, an omnipotent feudal Japanese lord. Yoshihide demands a commission to paint screens of the Hell which he sees the egotistical lord's peasants suffer. Such a public display will challenge the uncaring upper class' obsession with their own personal beauty. With Chinese and Buddhist influences at a peak in 11th century Japan, the daimyo Horikawa wanted a mural of Buddhist paradise. As Yoshihide's ghastly artworks appear to come to life, the painter and his patron's mutual racism also take their toll.Is a Japanese horror-drama directed by Shiro Toyoda and written by Toshio Yasumi, based on the 1918 short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- StarsRyô KaseYutaka MatsushigeAoba KawaiIn national broadcaster NHK's 'ghost story,' four episodes have been compiled into two films. Each story is taken from, or at least inspired by a well-known and familiar classic Japanese macabre tale involving spirits or other horror, set in various era and often updated.A.K.A. Kaidan Horror Classics, is a omnibus of four short horror films based on ghost stories written by award winning modern Japanese writers Yasunari Kawabata, Osamu Dazai, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, & Saisei Muro.
Directors: Masayuki Ochiai, Shinya Tsukamoto, Lee Sang-II, and Hirokazu Koreeda
