J-Horror Theater
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With the success of the Japanese film Ring
(aka Ringu), a group of six directors were asked by producer Takashige Ichise to create a film, each to be released under the umbrella of J-Horror Theater.
Kyôfu marks the end of the 6 films making up the J-Horror Theater.
Ring (film)
is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kōji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka as members of a divorced family...
(aka Ringu), a group of six directors were asked by producer Takashige Ichise to create a film, each to be released under the umbrella of J-Horror Theater.
- Infection (aka Kansen) by Masayuki OchiaiMasayuki Ochiaiis a Japanese film director, mostly famous for Kansen and Saimin.-Filmography:# Shutter # Kansen # Dark Tales of Japan, episode Presentiment,...
released: 02 October 2004. (Officially released in theatres and on DVD as part of J-Horror Theater) - PremonitionYogenis a 2004 Japanese horror film directed by Tsuruta Norio. Yogen is based on the manga Kyoufu Shinbun by Jiro Tsunoda, published in "Shonen Champion" in 1973.- Plot :...
(aka Yogen) by Tsuruta NorioTsuruta Norio' is a Japanese film director. He directed Borei Gakkyu , Ring 0: Birthday , Kakashi and Premonition ....
released: 02 October 2004. (Officially released in theatres and on DVD as part of J-Horror Theater) - ReincarnationReincarnation (film)is a 2005 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Takashi Shimizu and Masaki Adachi. Preceded by Infection and Premonition , Reincarnation is the third film in producer, Takashige Ichise's, as part of J-Horror Theater....
(aka Rinne) by Takashi ShimizuTakashi ShimizuTakashi Shimizu is a Japanese film director, best known for the Ju-on series of horror films.-Filmography:...
released: 07 January 2006. (Officially released in Japanese theatres as part of J-Horror Theater, on DVD and in US theaters as part of the Horrorfest 8 films to Die For8 Films to Die ForAfter Dark Horrorfest is an annual horror film festival featuring eight independent horror movies, sometimes with "secret" bonus films, all distributed by After Dark Films in the USA...
2006 series) - RetributionRetribution (film)is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.-Plot:Yoshioka, an experienced detective, investigates the murder of an unknown woman in a red dress. She was drowned on the Tokyo waterfront, but an autopsy reveals that her stomach is full of seawater...
(aka Sakebi) by Kiyoshi KurosawaKiyoshi Kurosawais a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for his many contributions to the Japanese horror genre.-Biography:Born in Kobe on July 19, 1955, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is not related to director Akira Kurosawa...
released: 24 February 2007. (Not officially released as a J-Horror Theater entry.) - KaidanHideo Nakata's Kaidanis a 2007 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata. The title means 'ghost story'. The screenplay for this film was written by Satoko Okudera, based on the kaidan-banashi "Shinkei Kasanegafuchi" by Enchou Sanyutei....
by Hideo NakataHideo NakataHideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water...
Released: 4 August 2007 (Not officially released as a J-Horror Theater entry.)
- KyôfuKyōfuis a 2010 Japanese horror film directed by Hiroshi Takahashi.-Cast:* Mana Fujii* Yuri Nakamura* Nagisa Katahira* Sō Kusakabe* Yōichirō Saitō* Kimika Yoshino* Yōko Chōsokabe* Tomohiro Kaku* Momoko Hatano* Chōei Takahashi* Ryō Matsushima* Kenichi Takitō...
by Hiroshi Takahashi Released: 10 July 2010. Final film made by the original duo responsible for the film that started it all, Ringu, Director Hiroshi TakahashiHiroshi Takahashiis a Japanese manga artist.-Manga career:Takahashi mostly known from his manga Crows, Worst and QP. One of his manga was adapted into movies namely Crows ZERO and Crows ZERO II -External links:...
and Producer Takashige Ichise. Officially part of the J-Horror Theater series. Official Kyôfu trailer also indicates that Kaidan and Sakebi were part of the series, as at the beginning it shows clips from all 5 films with their release dates, 2004-2007, followed by the Kyôfu preview.
Kyôfu marks the end of the 6 films making up the J-Horror Theater.
External links
- Sakebi Official web site (in Japanese)
- Kaidan Official web site (in Japanese)
- Entertainment Farm has partly funded the series. (Japanese or English)
- Taka Ichise Official web site.