Hideo Nakata

An exploration of the spirit world as portrayed in the height of the J-horror era of the late ‘90s.

Cuando la directora de vídeos para internet Hiroko Kurasawa visita la casa de su antiguo colega Naoto Ihara, quien ha perdido a su esposa, ve a su hijo Haruto recitando un extraño hechizo en dirección a un montículo de tierra en su jardín. Un encantamiento misterioso, la cola de un lagarto, un dedo, una sombra pálida, un montón de tierra ondulante y una casa sellada... Alrededor de Hiroko comienzan a producirse fenómenos extraños y lo que comenzó como el deseo inocente de un niño se convierte en una maldad desatada.

Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw "It" and the protagonists’ encounter with the mysterious "It".

Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a variety of high stakes games at Club Kakerou.

Yamano Yamame, an entertainer who can't sell, is unreasonably told by his seniors that he should live in the accident property because he will put it on TV, and he moves to the property where the murder occurred due to his appearance on TV and the low rent. At first glance, the room was a normal room, but a mysterious white object was reflected in the image of the room, and the sound was disturbed. The program in which Yamame appeared became lively, and Yamame moved around the accident property in search of new material. Yamame, who encounters various mysterious phenomena in the room where he lives, makes a big break as an "entertainer who lives in the accident property".

A mystery centered on remote conversation with six classmates in high school during the period of the coronavirus.

A couple of months have passed since the serial murder case. A new dead body is found in the same area. Detective Manabu Kagaya tries to find the truth. He goes to see serial killer Yoshiharu Urano in prison.

Mayu es la encargada de cuidar a una chica que sufre de amnesia. La paciente está bajo custodia policial y es de especial interés para las autoridades. Sin embargo, sus allegados desconocen el porqué de esta situación, e incluso la propia sospechosa ignora los motivos por los que está siendo vigilada 24h. Mientras Mayu se desvive por realizar su trabajo, su hermano, un aspirante a convertirse en un personaje famoso en redes sociales, comienza a darse cuenta de que ha dado con un filón que tratará de aprovechar a toda costa.

Sexually abused as a child by her step-father, Kyoko is now an adult who lives with three other roommates, one of them a lesbian who's attracted to her. Amidst misunderstandings and more abuse at the hands of her mother, Kyoko is faced with a wave of murders, her mental state worsening.

After a man accidentally leaves his smartphone in a taxi, he and his girlfriend are plagued by stalkers and cybercrimes.

After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.

Documentary about the director's films.

Tokiko es una famosa ceramista que imparte talleres en casa. Haruka es su asistente de estudiante y amante que vive con ella. Sin embargo, las instrucciones de Tokiko son bastante específicas y Haruka está obligada a confiar ciegamente en su maestra. Haruka establece los métodos de su maestra y todo va bien hasta que Tokiko acepta a un joven estudiante, Satoru. Haruka se siente engañada y está celosa cuando Tokiko comienza a enfocarse cada vez más en Satoru. Por otro lado, la novia de Satoru, Akane lo sigue y no quiere dejarlo.

Nakata Hideo enlists Kagawa Kyoko, who immortalizes the youngest sister Kyoko in Ozu’s "Tokyo Story", to play an 80-year-old who suddenly receives a letter from her first love.

Sara, es una joven actriz, capaz de llevar el peso de un papel protagonista en una obra de teatro. Rápidamente, se da cuenta que algo o alguien quiere acabar con la producción a toda costa, algo que la pondrá seriamente en peligro.

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.

Una batalla entre un hombre que puede controlar a la gente con la mirada contra el único al que no puede controlar. De los dos ¿Quién sobrevivirá? Remake del filme de Corea del Sur 'Haunters (2010).

Una joven estudiante a enfermería, Asuka, se traslada junto con sus padres y su nuevo hermano a un nuevo inmueble. Pero, ya la primera noche, Asuka se despertará al escuchar un extraño sonido, como de uñas escarvando, que viene del piso contiguo. Al investigar, descubrirá a un anciano muerto por malnutrición que aparentemente se encontraba escarvando la pared con sus uñas para invadir su dormitorio.

Una joven estudiante a enfermería, Asuka, se traslada junto con sus padres y su nuevo hermano a un nuevo inmueble. Pero, ya la primera noche, Asuka se despertará al escuchar un extraño sonido, como de uñas escarvando, que viene del piso contiguo. Al investigar, descubrirá a un anciano muerto por malnutrición que aparentemente se encontraba escarvando la pared con sus uñas para invadir su dormitorio.

Drawn by the exorbitantly high hourly wage of 112,000 Japanese yen, ten men and women gather at a mansion. Everyone thinks the simple psychology experiment will get them some quick cash... until one of them winds up dead. The participants are overcome with frenzied suspicion. Various deadly weapons are left in their rooms and they are killed off one by one.

Un grupo de adolescentes que navega por la red conoce a William en unos chats de internet y quedan seducidos por su carisma. Sin embargo, William no es lo que parece. Él es calculador y manipulador, e iniciará un proceso autodestructivo con sus "nuevos amigos"..

En un estudio de cine abandonado, el director y su equipo verán como unos espíritus invaden la producción de la película y descubrirán una terrible maldición del pasado. Remake de la película japonesa Joyû-rei, dirigida por Hideo Nakata en 1996. (FILMAFFINITY)

Hideo Nakata was invited from the J-Horror boom to helm The Ring 2, the American-made sequel to a remake of his own film Ring. In this documentary, Nakata details the never-ending difficulties he dealt with in Hollywood.

Hideo Nakata was invited from the J-Horror boom to helm The Ring 2, the American-made sequel to a remake of his own film Ring. In this documentary, Nakata details the never-ending difficulties he dealt with in Hollywood.

En algún lugar de Tailandia, Un virus creado por manos humanas hace la gente de una pequeña villa muera a causa de una horrible enfermedad en la piel (de hecho, se les derrite la piel). El virus rápidamente se convierte en el arma que todos quieren obtener en el mercado negro… pero hay un problema, el virus muta y el antídoto ya no funciona. La villa es destruida pero un pequeño niño escapa… Esta contagiado y logra huir a Tokio de una banda de Eco-Terroristas que quieren salvar al mundo usando el virus para acabar con la humanidad. En Tokio, L se promete a si mismo usar los días que le quedan de vida para proteger a este niño.

Matsuda's signature is needed on some final documents to wrap up the Kira case. However, Matsuda refuses to sign. Seeking closure, Soichiro Yagami tells him to visit Ryuzaki so that he may understand L's sense of justice.

Japón, hace 250 años. Un prestamista es asesinado por un cruel samurái que hace desaparecer el cadáver en el río. Veinticinco años más tarde, el destino hace que se crucen los caminos del hijo del samurái y la hija del prestamista que, ajenos al trágico pasado que les une, se enamoran. (FILMAFFINITY)

A new wave of Asian horror movie filmmakers is capturing the attention of film studios desperate for box office success. From Tokyo to Hong Kong and Bangkok to Seoul, this two-part documentary describes how Asian directors have successfully married the power of local myths and superstitions with cutting-edge filming techniques and innovative storytelling, producing some of the scariest moments in the history of cinema. True Asian Horror includes scenes from The Ring - the movie voted by cinemagoers around the world as the scariest movie ever - and modern horror classics such as The Eye and Phone. Sit back as the directors of these classic films reveal how they manage to frighten the life out of their audiences and hear film critics explain why Hollywood is terrified to turn its back on Asian moviemakers whose meteoric rise to the top has been just plain scary.

Seis meses después de los incidentes relacionados con una cinta de vídeo donde se aprecia la muerte de una joven a manos de sus padres, Rachel Keller decide mudarse con su hijo de Seattle a un lugar donde puedan sentirse más seguros y empezar una nueva vida. La cinta de vídeo un tanto siniestra que acabó misteriosamente con la vida de un niño no deja de preocupar a Rachel, que decide emprender una investigación sobre todos aquellos que desaparecieron y saber qué tipo de maldición esconde la cinta.

El fantasma de una escolar acecha a una mujer divorciada y a su joven hija tras mudarse a un viejo edificio.

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol as he begins to provoke fights, attempts to lure a girl into bed, and argues with his wife, who came to visit him at the studio. All she says is thank you and leaves Ken puzzled. Ken Mihara, once a budding young star, takes a job as an extra. Although he's past his prime, he still manages to infuse a young filmmaker with the motivation to pursue her dreams as a director.

Documentary on Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series, with a heavy focus on prolific director Masaru Konuma.

Documentary on Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series, with a heavy focus on prolific director Masaru Konuma.

Documentary on Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series, with a heavy focus on prolific director Masaru Konuma.

A mother is accused of murdering her daughter but when she tells her tale, things don't seem to make sense. Her husband says they have no daughter, there's a psychic that can trace phone calls, a blonde who sings the US anthem, a house with no bathroom, some Lynchian dream sequences, aliens, breeding experiments, very quirky FBI agents, and some other random events.

A man gets involved in a kidnapping scheme with the wife of a wealthy businessman. She lets herself be tied up and confined in his house while he sends the ransom demand. When he returns home that night, however, he finds her laying dead on the floor. In a panic he buries her body deep in the woods and tries to return to his ordinary life. One day, he thinks he spots her walking down the street. Is his mind playing tricks on him, or has she somehow returned from the grave?

Sleeping Bride is the story of a girl, Yumi, who since birth, has never been awake. A boy called Yuuichi finds the girl in the hospital while he is a patient there. A nurse remarks that the girl is 'Sleeping Beauty', and Yuuichi believes that a kiss from a prince will wake her, just like the story. Yuuichi returns to see Yumi every day, says 'Wake up, I'm the prince' and kisses her. Ten years later he restarts his daily ritual to see Yumi, one day she wakes up.

Una mujer está investigando la misteriosa muerte de su novio, cuando le llegan los rumores de una cinta de video maldita según la cual toda aquella persona que la ve muere una semana después. La pista la lleva hacia la ex esposa del fallecido y a su hijo, pero hay un problema: están desaparecido

Documentary about director Joseph Losey featuring many of his collaborators.

En una pequeña y apacible localidad japonesa, entre los estudiantes circula una leyenda en torno a unos videos malditos cuya visión provoca la muerte. Tras la muerte de su sobrina, una periodista investigará el origen de dichos videos.

This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.

A made-for-TV anthology horror film composed of three stories : Rei Video & Hoken-shitsu by Hideo Nakata and Haiko Kidan by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

On the set of a dark war time drama at an old movie studio, a young director, Toshio Murai, is trying to complete his debut film. The two starring actresses, Hitomi Kurokawa and Saori Murakami, play sisters in his film. Murai has a crush on Hitomi, the seasoned leading actress, and keeps a photo of her by his bed. The younger and less experienced actress, Saori, is annoying and likes to have recess on the set. The production of the movie is consistently interrupted by strange occurrences and the cast and crew begin to get spooked.

On the set of a dark war time drama at an old movie studio, a young director, Toshio Murai, is trying to complete his debut film. The two starring actresses, Hitomi Kurokawa and Saori Murakami, play sisters in his film. Murai has a crush on Hitomi, the seasoned leading actress, and keeps a photo of her by his bed. The younger and less experienced actress, Saori, is annoying and likes to have recess on the set. The production of the movie is consistently interrupted by strange occurrences and the cast and crew begin to get spooked.

The film depicts the relationship between a beautiful teacher and a male teacher, popular among female students, an excellent student who tells the teacher about his feelings using an answering machine, and a high school student who bets on whether she can have a relationship with a male teacher. This is the debut full-length work by Hideo Nakata.

The film depicts the relationship between a beautiful teacher and a male teacher, popular among female students, an excellent student who tells the teacher about his feelings using an answering machine, and a high school student who bets on whether she can have a relationship with a male teacher. This is the debut full-length work by Hideo Nakata.

Three mean and a woman connected by a strange encounter.

Three mean and a woman connected by a strange encounter.

Película de terror directa a vídeo que supuso el debut en la dirección de Hideo Nakata, más conocido por ser el director de The Ring. La película se divide en tres historias: - Historia 1: The Cursed Doll (La muñeca maldita). Alguien llama a Satomi en sus sueños. Cuando sigue a la voz, encuentra una muñeca que parece ser la fuente de una muñeca en el que se encuentra el espíritu de su difunta hermana. - Historia 2: The Spirit of the Dead (El espíritu de la muerte). Tras la muerte de su marido, una mujer realiza un viaje a un camping con su hijo, la escapa familiar será interrumpida por la aparición de un espectro femenino que cree que el chico es su hijo y le pertenece. - Historia 3: The Haunted Inn (La pensión encantada). Tres chicas deciden tomar unas vacaciones en una pensión tradicional japonesa. Desconociendo la tragedia que allí tuvo lugar, encontrándose con la presencia de fuerzas espectrales que les forzarán a repetir los sucesos de aquel fatídico día. (FILMAFFINITY)

1985 Roman Porno released under the "Roman X" imprint. A young virgin is captured by an abnormal couple. The girl is kept locked in a wooden box, and subjected to sexual torture and abuse. Loosely inspired by the real-life case of Colleen Stan.

This is the 58 minutes Hulu version which contains spoiler/reveals throughout the special.