The term used to refer to Japanese horror is known as J-horror (just like J-pop for Japanese pop).Differently from western horrors which usually focus on murderers and killing sprees; Japanese horror involves psychological tension, ghosts, poltergeists and shamanism (e.g. exorcism, folk religion)
Notable Japanese horror films:Some movies I can try and get, or watch at some point!! i can study in depth some of these as a resource!!
Audition (a.k.a Ôdishon)
CureCursed (Yoshihiro Hoshino, 2004)
The CurseDark Tales of Japan series (various directors)
Dark Water (aka Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara)
Infection (a.k.a Kansen)Jisatsu saakuru (aka Suicide Club or Suicide Circle)
Ju-on,
Ju-on 2,
Ju-on: The Grudge,
Ju-on: The Grudge 2,
Ju-on: The Grudge 3Kairo (a.k.a Pulse)
KakashiPyrokinesis (2000)
Kwaidan
Marebito
Naked Blood
Onibaba
Premonition (a.k.a Yogen)
Reincarnation (a.k.a Rinne)
Ring, Rasen, Ring 2, Ring 0: Birthday
Shikoku
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (aka Tetsuo)
Versus
Voice
Unholy Women
Uzumaki
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