The J-Horror Virus

Synopsis

How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From PSYCHIC VISION: JAGANREI (1988) and straight-to-video SCARY TRUE STORIES to such key titles as RING (1998), PULSE (2001) and THE GRUDGE (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.

Main Cast

Takako Fuji

Age : 51 | Popularity : 7%

George Iida

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Rie Ino'o

Age : 57 | Popularity : 7%

Teruyoshi Ishii

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Masayuki Ochiai

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Takashi Shimizu

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Hiroshi Takahashi

Age : 64 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jasper Sharp Sarah Appleton
Production	Producer	Jasper Sharp Sarah Appleton
Department	Role	Name

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