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Back in the zeroes, when MTV was still a respectable tv station, they aired a japanese horror movie every friday night. I used to love it, but can't remember any titles. Now my daughter wants to watch horror movies, so I want to introduce her to the japanese movies. I'm sure Lemmy can recommend some good titles?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

I loved Cure (1997). Did a double feature with this an Longlegs. Great night.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't seen it, but Onibaba (1964) has a good reputation. Willem Dafoe recently recommended it as one of his Criterion Closet Picks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What is "criterion closet picks"? Looks like it's a phenomenon that I should know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Directors and actors go into a closet filled wall to wall with DVDs, pick out some favourites and tell us why those fillms are important to them. Their choices are generally not what you'd see on some stereotyical "best movies ever" list (though certain directors like Kurosawa often get a mention) so it's quite interesting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

Pulse (Kairo)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
  • Ju-on
  • Ringu
  • Premonition
  • Dark Water
  • Memento Mori
  • Suicide Club
  • Uzumaki
  • Whispering Corridors

Bonus Korean horror:

  • I Saw the Devil
[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

I Saw the Devil

I saw this as part of my university film club back in the day and we had a break afterwards before the next film. Everyone was so shocked that there was barely any discussion, just stunned silence lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

One Missed Call The Japanese version, not the terrible American version.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Ah yes, this was one that stuck with me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Audition is great because the buildup and hints along the way mean the ending doesn't come completely out of left field.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Oh cool this is one of the Miikr films. I haven’t watched, but I own it somehow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Audition was one of the only films I had to stop watching part way through. I eventually revisited it, but damn it was fucked up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ichi the Killer, and Battle Royale are always big standouts for me

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I don't think Battle Royale is a horror. It always felt more like an action/thriller to me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Nope 😆

I love horror and this was suggested to me. What a colossal waste of time.