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Kwaidan
1965 · 183m
Supernatural HorrorSamurai & NinjaSupernatural
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales.
Japanese Horror Movies
60 Japanese horror movies. Includes Kwaidan, Onibaba, and Ring.
Common vibes here: Supernatural Horror · Supernatural · Monsters
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Onibaba
1964 · 105m
Supernatural HorrorSurvival
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever…
79
Tubi
Ring
1998 · 96m
Supernatural HorrorSupernaturalThriller
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in…
78
Cure
1997 · 111m
SlasherPsychological HorrorProcedural
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
78
Demons
1971 · 134m
Drama
Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer, is given a second chance to join his brothers in arms to become the 48th…
77
Dollhouse
2025 · 110m
Psychological HorrorMystery
After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market.
73
Audition
2000 · 115m
Drama
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague.
73
Tubi
A Page of Madness
1926 · 71m
Psychological HorrorDrama
An elderly man visits his mentally ill wife in a psychiatric hospital.
73
Horrors of Malformed Men
1969 · 99m
Mystery
After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and…
72
Dark Water
2002 · 101m
Supernatural HorrorSupernaturalMystery
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter.
72
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989 · 67m
Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian
A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is…
72
Tubi
The Snow Woman
1968 · 79m
Urban FantasyMagicFantasy
Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm.
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The Inugami Family
1976 · 146m
ProceduralWhodunit & MysteryDetective
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons,…
70
Tag
2015 · 85m
ActionScience FictionDrama
As the sole survivor of a horrendous and rather mysterious accident, teenage Mitsuko's day is off to a bad start.
69
Pulse
2001 · 119m
Supernatural HorrorSupernaturalThriller
In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation…
68
Tubi
Noroi: The Curse
2005 · 115m
Supernatural HorrorFolk HorrorFound Footage
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.
67
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002 · 92m
Supernatural HorrorSupernatural
When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she…
67
Ju-on: The Curse
2000 · 70m
Supernatural HorrorSupernaturalMystery
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep…
67
Gozu
2003 · 130m
Mob / MafiaMafia & MobComedy
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother.
67
The Vampire Doll
1970 · 71m
Vampire HorrorVampiresMystery
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home.
66
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Rodan
1956 · 72m
MonstersScience Fiction
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the…
66
Versus
2000 · 120m
Zombie HorrorSamurai & NinjaMafia & Mob
A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side.
66
Daimajin
1966 · 84m
Folk HorrorCreature FeaturePeriod & Historical Drama
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
66
Tubi
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Tubi
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 · 110m
CyberpunkRevenge ThrillerRevenge
In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the…
65
Chime
2024 · 45m
Thriller
A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.
65
Matango
1963 · 89m
MonstersScience FictionThriller
Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator.
65
Prime
Door
1988 · 94m
MysteryThriller
Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto.
64
Gantz
2010 · 130m
Alien InvasionAliensParenthood & Family Bonds
After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down…
64
Black Butler
2014 · 119m
FantasyActionAdventure
Set in the year 2020, following her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious…
64
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Best Wishes to All
2024 · 89m
Thriller
A young woman's visit to her grandparents' home leads to the discovery of what's brought them happiness, a revelation that will lead her to…
64
Tubi
A Record of Sweet Murder
2014 · 86m
MonstersTime TravelAliens
A murderer in the middle of a killing spree enlists a reporter to interview him as he prepares to finish sacrificing his victims to his god.
64
Tubi
Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell
1995 · 64m
Zombie HorrorSupernaturalZombies
After a surprise phone call interrupts his daily workout, beefy body builder Naoto agrees to meet his photojournalist ex-girlfriend to help with…
63
Tubi
Premonition
2004 · 95m
While stopped at a roadside phone booth for transmitting his work through the Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of…
63
KINKI
2025 · 103m
Mystery
After an editor of an occult magazine suddenly vanishes, his friend Chihiro and his co-worker Yusei set out to discover the reason behind his…
62
Ring
1995 · 90m
Supernatural HorrorDark FantasyJournalism & Media
In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment.
62
The Inerasable
2016 · 107m
A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment.
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Hiruko the Goblin
1991 · 89m
SuperheroFantasyComedy
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth.
62
Tubi
Virus
1980 · 156m
Dystopian Sci-FiDystopianDisaster
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the…
62
Tubi
Liverleaf
2018 · 114m
ThrillerDrama
The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work.
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Living Skeleton
1968 · 81m
CrimeThriller
A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife.
61
House of Sayuri
2024 · 108m
Supernatural HorrorSupernatural
A family moves into a house, but discover that it is haunted by a murdered girl.
61
Bio Hunter
1995 · 58m
AnimationAction
A strange virus known as the Demon Virus, attacks the human genetic code, transforming people into monsters with demonic powers.
61
Tubi
Over Your Dead Body
2014 · 111m
An actor named Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of Yotsuya Kaiden and his new lover Miyuki plays Oiwa.
61
Tubi
Reincarnation
2005 · 96m
Mystery
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took…
61
Tubi
Infection
2004 · 98m
Medical DramaMedicalDrama
Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient.
61
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Evil Dead Trap
1988 · 100m
Thriller
A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there.
60
School-Live!
2019 · 101m
Zombie HorrorSurvival ThrillerComing-of-Age
Ebisuzawa Kurumi, Takeya Yuki, Wakasa Yuri, and Naoki Miki all attend the same high school.
60
My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer
2019 · 103m
College & CampusCrimeRomance
Etsuro Kurosu faills getting into a university and becomes a hikikomori.
60
Shogun's Joy of Torture
1968 · 96m
Drama
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
60
Miss ZOMBIE
2013 · 85m
Zombie HorrorZombiesDrama
A doctor and his family receive an unexpected delivery from an old friend at their remote country home - a large wooden crate containing a gun, a…
60
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
1968 · 84m
Alien InvasionVampire HorrorVampires
The survivors of a plane crash in a remote area are attacked by blob-like alien creatures that turn their victims into blood-thirsty vampires.
60
Splatter: Naked Blood
1996 · 76m
Science Fiction
A scientist taints his mother's scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience.
60
Tomie: Rebirth
2001 · 100m
Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him.
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Puzzle
2014 · 85m
Thriller
High school student Azusa jumps off from the rooftop of a school building, but she survives.
58
Tubi
The Scissors Massacre
2008 · 98m
DramaThriller
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu.
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Tubi
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Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
2002 · 91m
When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls' meeting was not…
58
Sana
2023 · 102m
Mystery
Takashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody.
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