Deadball
Deadball (デッドボール Deddobōru) is a 2011 Japanese splatter comedy film directed by Yudai Yamaguchi. The film stars Tak Sakaguchi as Jubeh Yakyu, a seventeen-year-old who accidentally kills his father...
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Godzilla vs. Gigan, (released in Japan as Earth Destruction Directive: Godzilla vs. Gigan (地球攻撃命令 ゴジラ対ガイガン Chikyū Kogeki Meirei Gojira tai Gaigan) is a 1972 Japanese Science Fiction Kaiju film...
View ArticleSadako 3D 2
Sadako 3D 2 – also known as Sadako 2 3D - is a 2013 Japanese horror film directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa based on a novel by Kôji Suzuki. The film stars Miori Takimoto, Satomi Ishihara, Kôji Seto and...
View ArticleUndead Pool (aka Attack Girls’ Swim Team vs. The Undead)
Undead Pool aka Attack Girls’ Swim Team vs. The Undead (original title: Joshikyôei hanrangun) is a 2007 Japanese erotic comedy horror film directed by Kôji Kawano from a screenplay by Satoshi Owada...
View ArticleLesson of the Evil
Aku no Kyōten (悪の教典 literally, “Lesson of Evil”), known in English as Lesson of the Evil, is a 2012 Japanese slasher film directed by Takashi Miike, starring Hideaki Itō, Takayuki Yamada and Mitsuru...
View ArticleHalf Human
Half Human, originally released in Japan as Jūjin Yuki Otoko (獣人雪男, literally: “Monster Snowman”), is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Film Productions Ltd. in 1955. The film was made by...
View ArticleGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ Gojira Tai Mekagojira), is a 1974 Japanese science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Jun Fukuda and featuring special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano,...
View ArticleThe Complex
The Complex (original title: クロユリ団地 Kuroyuri danchi) is a 2013 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata (Ring, Ring 2, Dark Water) from a screenplay by Junya Kato and Ryuta Miyake. The film...
View ArticleZombie Hunter Rika
Zombie Hunter Rika aka Zombie Killer Rika and High School Girl Rika: Zombie Hunter (original title: Saikyô heiki joshikôsei: Rika – zonbi hantâ vs saikyô zonbi Gurorian) is a 2008 Japanese comedy...
View ArticleThe Human-Faced Dog
The Human-Faced Dog (original title: ザ・人面犬 (The Jin-Men-Ken) is a 1990 Japanese fake documentary about an urban myth. Dave Jackson from the wonderfully entertaining blog Mondo Exploito explains: Look...
View ArticleExte: Hair Extensions
Exte (エクステ Ekusute) — also released as Exte: Hair Extensions and Hair Extensions — is a 2007 Japanese horror film written and directed by Sion Sono (The Suicide Club). It stars Chiaki Kuriyama, Ren...
View ArticleSanguivorous (aka Kyuketsu)
Sanguivorous (original title: Kyuketsu) is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Naoki Yoshimoto. It stars Masaya Adachi, Ayumi Kazizawa, Ko Murobushi and Mutsuko Yoshinaga. Avant-garde cinema seems to be...
View ArticleKing Kong Escapes
King Kong Escapes, (released in Japan as King Kong’s Counterattack (キングコングの逆襲 Kingu Kongu no Gyakushū), is a 1967 Kaiju film. A Japanese/American co-production from Toho and Rankin-Bass (Mad Monster...
View ArticleEvil Dead Trap
Evil Dead Trap, known in Japan as Shiryō no wana (死霊の罠), is a 1988 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and produced by Japan Home Video. Plot: TV show host Nami asks her viewers to send...
View ArticleMonsterz
Monsterz is a 2014 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata (Ring). It is a remake of Min-suk Kim’s 2010 film Haunters. It stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takayuki Yamada, Satomi Ishihara, Tomorowo Taguchi, and...
View ArticleSplatterhouse (1988 arcade game)
Splatterhouse (スプラッターハウス Supurattāhausu) is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Namco. It is also the title of the entire series of subsequent games released in home console and personal...
View ArticleKing Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ Kingu Kongu Tai Gojira) is a 1962 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film produced by Toho Studios. Directed by Ishirō Honda with visual effects by Eiji Tsuburaya, the...
View ArticleTokyo Gore Police
Tokyo Gore Police (東京残酷警察 Tōkyō Zankoku Keisatsu) is a 2008 Japanese-American science fiction splatter film co-written, edited, and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura. It stars Eihi Shiina as Ruka, a...
View ArticleGodzilla: Final Wars
Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ ファイナルウォーズ Gojira: Fainaru Wōzu) is a 2004 Japanese science fiction Kaiju film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus), written by Wataru Mimura and Isao Kiriyama and produced by...
View ArticleGodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., released in Japan as Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS Gojira tai Mosura tai Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu), is a 2003 science fiction kaiju film...
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