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    Homunculus 2021 POSTER

    Homunculus

    2021

    Japanese

    5.5

    17

    32%

    32%

    Action

    based on manga

    Drama

    Fantasy

    japanese film

    medicine

    Mystery

    psychological horror

    supernatural

    Thriller

    trepanation

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Seiyô Uchino Seiyô Uchino as Kumicho Yukino Kishii Yukino Kishii as Mysterious woman Gô Ayano Gô Ayano as Susumu Nokoshi Doug Erholtz Doug Erholtz as Susumu Nokoshi
    A homeless man meets a medical school student who pays him to volunteer for a surgical procedure known as trepanation, drilling a hole in his skull, which ends up giving him the ability to communicate with the dark side of people’s subconscious minds.
    Kiki's Delivery Service 2014 POSTER

    Kiki's Delivery Service

    2014

    Japanese

    5.7

    7

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on children's book

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    japanese film

    live action remake

    Mystery

    talking cat

    witch

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as Fukuo Minako Kotobuki Minako Kotobuki as Jiji the black cat Fûka Koshiba Fûka Koshiba as Kiki Rie Miyazawa Rie Miyazawa as Kiki's mother
    A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.
    Flight 7500 2014 POSTER

    Flight 7500

    2014

    English

    4.8

    15

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    flight

    ghost

    Horror

    Mystery

    pacific ocean

    Sci-Fi

    supernatural

    Thriller

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director David Banner David Banner as Co-Pilot Tom Anders Leslie Bibb Leslie Bibb as Laura Baxter Amy Smart Amy Smart as Pia Martin Jamie Chung Jamie Chung as Suzy Lee
    Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin.
    Innocent Curse 2017 POSTER

    Innocent Curse

    2017

    Japanese

    4.4

    10

    Action

    Horror

    missing child

    mystery

    small village

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Ken Yoshizawa Ken Yoshizawa as Takashi Yamanaka Takashi Yamanaka as Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Naomi Nishida Naomi Nishida as Yôko Komatsu
    A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A mysterious "child whisperer" phantom appears before journalist Shunya, who is investigating the incidents, and his girlfriend Naomi.
    Howling Village 2019 POSTER

    Howling Village

    2019

    Japanese

    5.0

    15

    57%

    42%

    Action

    dam

    Horror

    japan

    japanese folklore

    japanese horror

    Mystery

    occult

    Thriller

    weredog

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Masanobu Takashima Masanobu Takashima as Akira Morita Reiko Takashima Reiko Takashima as Ayano Morita Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Hayato Nakamura Ayaka Miyoshi Ayaka Miyoshi as Kanata Morita
    After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.
    Ju-on: The Curse 2000 POSTER

    Ju-on: The Curse

    2000

    Japanese

    6.8

    14

    64%

    67%

    curse

    fear

    haunted house

    horror

    Horror

    japan

    Mystery

    stalker

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Shirô Namiki Shirô Namiki as Kansatsui Takako Fuji Takako Fuji as Kayako Saeki Chiaki Kuriyama Chiaki Kuriyama as Mizuho Tamura Makoto Ashikawa Makoto Ashikawa as Tatsuya Suzuki
    When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.
    Ten Nights of Dreams 2006 POSTER

    Ten Nights of Dreams

    2006

    Japanese

    6.3

    2

    80%

    48%

    anthology

    based on short story

    Fantasy

    woman director

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as #8 Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as (segment - 'The 10th Night') Mikako Ichikawa Mikako Ichikawa as segment - 'The 5th Night' Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as segment - 'The 9th Night'
    Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
    Suicide Forest Village 2021 POSTER

    Suicide Forest Village

    2021

    Japanese

    5.2

    3

    56%

    56%

    absurd

    aokigahara

    curse

    Drama

    Horror

    japanese folklore

    Mystery

    occult

    suicide

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Rio Yamashita Rio Yamashita as Rinka Ôtani Rinka Ôtani as Akina Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura as Tsunahito Iguchi Hideko Hara Hideko Hara as Yumiko Amasawa
    One day a mysterious box arrived and a curse began to spread all over. The source of the box is 'Jukai Village'. The village is hidden in Jukai Forest, a suicide spot that once you enter it, you can never come out.
    Ju-On: The Grudge 2 2003 POSTER

    Ju-On: The Grudge 2

    2003

    Japanese

    6.3

    22

    55%

    69%

    abandoned house

    Action

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    japan

    Mystery

    pregnancy

    remake

    revenge

    spirit

    Thriller

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Takako Fuji Takako Fuji as Kayako Saeki Hidetoshi Kageyama Hidetoshi Kageyama as Kazumasa Ishikura Shingo Katsurayama Shingo Katsurayama as Keisuke Ôkuni Noriko Sakai Noriko Sakai as Kyoko Harase
    When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location.
    Ox-Head Village 2022 POSTER

    Ox-Head Village

    2022

    Japanese

    4.9

    6

    Action

    Horror

    japan

    japanese film

    japanese folklore

    japanese horror

    missing person

    Mystery

    occult

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Satoru Matsuo Satoru Matsuo as Naoki Tanaka Naoki Tanaka as Riko Riko as Keiko Horiuchi Keiko Horiuchi as
    Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…
    The Grudge 2004 POSTER

    The Grudge

    2004

    English

    5.9

    100

    41%

    46%

    Action

    curse

    Fantasy

    Horror

    house

    Mystery

    nurse

    old woman

    remake

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Ted Raimi Ted Raimi as Alex Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar as Karen Bill Pullman Bill Pullman as Peter KaDee Strickland KaDee Strickland as Susan
    An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
    Immersion 2023 POSTER

    Immersion

    2023

    Japanese

    4.6

    5

    20%

    20%

    cursed island

    horror

    Horror

    mystery

    occult

    virtual world

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Yûta Hiraoka Yûta Hiraoka as Haruki Yamamoto Atom Mizuishi Atom Mizuishi as Koji Kitajima Rina Ikoma Rina Ikoma as Mio Fukasawa Mizuki Yamamoto Mizuki Yamamoto as Tamaki Sonoda
    Mysterious deaths befall on employees of a VR-tech company. There's an unprecedented fear waiting between reality and the virtual world.
    Ju-on: The Curse 2 2000 POSTER

    Ju-on: The Curse 2

    2000

    Japanese

    6.0

    9

    64%

    64%

    ghost

    haunted house

    Horror

    japan

    Mystery

    occult

    sequel

    vengeful ghost

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Takako Fuji Takako Fuji as Kayako Saeki Hayato Ichihara Hayato Ichihara as Naoki Makoto Ashikawa Makoto Ashikawa as Tatsuya Suzuki Kiriko Shimizu Kiriko Shimizu as Yoshikawa no Tsuma
    On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
    Ju-on: The Grudge 2002 POSTER

    Ju-on: The Grudge

    2002

    Japanese

    6.7

    35

    80%

    63%

    Action

    dying and death

    Horror

    japan

    panic

    primal fear

    restart

    supernatural

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Misaki Itô Misaki Itô as Hitomi Tokunaga Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Katsuya Tokunaga Takako Fuji Takako Fuji as Kayako Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita as Keibiin
    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 unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.
    The Grudge 2 2006 POSTER

    The Grudge 2

    2006

    English

    5.1

    67

    12%

    40%

    Action

    curse

    Horror

    little boy

    mysterious death

    remake

    telephone terror

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Edison Chen Edison Chen as Eason Jenna Dewan Tatum Jenna Dewan Tatum as Sally Jennifer Beals Jennifer Beals as Trish Teresa Palmer Teresa Palmer as Vanessa
    A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.
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