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The J-Horror Virus (2023)

Genre : Horror, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Sarah Appleton, Jasper Sharp

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.

Actors

Takako Fuji
Takako Fuji
George Iida
George Iida
Rie Ino'o
Rie Ino'o
Teruyoshi Ishii
Teruyoshi Ishii
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Masayuki Ochiai
Masayuki Ochiai
Takashi Shimizu
Takashi Shimizu
Hiroshi Takahashi
Hiroshi Takahashi
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya Tsukamoto
Norio Tsuruta
Norio Tsuruta

Crews

Sarah Appleton
Sarah Appleton
Director
Jasper Sharp
Jasper Sharp
Director
Sarah Appleton
Sarah Appleton
Producer
Jasper Sharp
Jasper Sharp
Producer