Norio Tsuruta

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

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.

반복되는 죽음, 끝나지 않은 소설 “이 페이지를 열겠습니까?” 심리학 전공의 대학생 ‘샤누’는 다급하게 걸려온 사촌 ‘탕징’과의 통화가 끊기자 그녀를 찾아가지만, 이미 싸늘한 시체로 발견된다. ‘샤누’는 의문의 죽음을 밝히기 위해 초자연 현상을 연구하는 ‘마밍’을 찾아가고, 두 사람은 ‘탕징’이 죽기 전 써내려 간 인터넷 소설의 내용과 동일한 방법의 살인사건이 연달아 발생하고 있다는 사실을 알게 된다. 죽은 ‘탕징’을 대신한 누군가에 의해 계속 업데이트 되는 소설. 절대 벗어날 수 없는 숨막히는 저주가 시작되는데..

Six horror stories from the "Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi" summer special 2018.

For this 17th Anniversary Special, Inagaki Goro is our host once again for 6 spooky tales based on tales from real people and performed here by an all-star cast. A young man trying to become a hairstylist finds the run-down apartment he's in may have a troubled past; A new nurse finds work with an old hospital where her young patient moves a coin around pointing to who will die next; clumsy businessman finds his clumsiness being transmitted to others when he's given a cursed votive tablet; several high school girls visit a friend at the hospital only to find "something" may have gotten on the elevator with them; a pond out in the country sends a strange call out to a man on vacation with his family and finally a young woman having difficulty at her job worries she's seeing images of her dead father everywhere.

For this 16th Anniversary Special, Inagaki Goro is our host once again for 6 spooky tales based on tales from real people and performed here by an all-star cast. A young man who returns to his family's home after leaving Tokyo finds something else may have followed after him; a young girl dreams of darkness and a small shrine that draws ever closer; a woman with a failed business makes a go at it with a company with a bizarre dormitory, one with a past secret; a police officer receives a call from what appears to be a dead woman who wants his help; a woman taking documents to a food company finds time slipping away without her noticing; a single man who runs a restaurant sees an unusual family living down the hallway from him.

Seven scary true horror stories in this 15th anniversary special. The stories are: S Douzan no Onna (Woman from Copper mine S); Satoru-kun; Hannin wa Dare da (Who's the Crmininal?); Sasoi no Mori (Forest invitation); Ude wo Choudai (Give me your arm); Takushi Doraiba wa Kataru (A story from taxi driver) and Yami e no Shikaku (Vision to the Darkness)

A pandemic causes a massive outbreak of zombies. Several uninfected people take refuge in a hospital to evade the reanimated ghouls that keep attacking even if they are split in half by a sharp blade, but become increasingly paranoid. Will they be able to survive?

A pandemic causes a massive outbreak of zombies. Several uninfected people take refuge in a hospital to evade the reanimated ghouls that keep attacking even if they are split in half by a sharp blade, but become increasingly paranoid. Will they be able to survive?

Having lost her beloved father at an early age, Yuri lives with her mother and younger brother. Yuri's mother meets a new man, but they are deeply in debt and forced to leave their home. Yuri is then forced to take a job as a call girl to support her brother. One day Yuri's brother becomes ill but since Yuri has to work, she unwillingly leaves him at home. When she returns, she finds him dead in the bathtub. Her heart is scarred with regret and she suffers with a pain that will never go away. After some time has passed, Mayu, a colleague of Yuri's, tells her about a mysterious mobile app that is rumored to enable its user to talk to the dead. Yet, it comes with a warning: Never reply if the dead soul says, "I want to see you." Because she blames herself for her brother's death and will do anything to tell him how sorry she is, Yuri downloads the app and reaches out to her dead brother. Meanwhile, the app's users begin to die.

Having lost her beloved father at an early age, Yuri lives with her mother and younger brother. Yuri's mother meets a new man, but they are deeply in debt and forced to leave their home. Yuri is then forced to take a job as a call girl to support her brother. One day Yuri's brother becomes ill but since Yuri has to work, she unwillingly leaves him at home. When she returns, she finds him dead in the bathtub. Her heart is scarred with regret and she suffers with a pain that will never go away. After some time has passed, Mayu, a colleague of Yuri's, tells her about a mysterious mobile app that is rumored to enable its user to talk to the dead. Yet, it comes with a warning: Never reply if the dead soul says, "I want to see you." Because she blames herself for her brother's death and will do anything to tell him how sorry she is, Yuri downloads the app and reaches out to her dead brother. Meanwhile, the app's users begin to die.

~Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi~ returns with more scary tales said to be based from actual experiences. This year, five stories are told via reenactments from Yamashita Tomohisa, Okada Masaki, Karina, Goriki Ayame and Sugi-chan.

~Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi~ returns with more scary tales said to be based from actual experiences. This year, five stories are told via reenactments from Yamashita Tomohisa, Okada Masaki, Karina, Goriki Ayame and Sugi-chan.

Mirai and Haruna are shooting a show streamed on smartphones which introduces different viewer submitted videos. That day the videos were all of paranormal phenomena, carefully selected alleged accurate accounts of haunted occurrences. In the middle of one video, the image gets interrupted, immediately turning back on to show a footage that was not in the script. The video capture an urban legend rumoured at Haruna’s school. A psychic on the show assesses that a certain demonological ritual must be performed in order to rid the school of this phenomena. The director, agents and the two girls go to the school accordingly to find there is more to the video than meets the eye…

Mirai and Haruna are shooting a show streamed on smartphones which introduces different viewer submitted videos. That day the videos were all of paranormal phenomena, carefully selected alleged accurate accounts of haunted occurrences. In the middle of one video, the image gets interrupted, immediately turning back on to show a footage that was not in the script. The video capture an urban legend rumoured at Haruna’s school. A psychic on the show assesses that a certain demonological ritual must be performed in order to rid the school of this phenomena. The director, agents and the two girls go to the school accordingly to find there is more to the video than meets the eye…

특정 반 학생들은 정체모를 '왕'으로부터 미션을 전해받는다. 1번은 2번에게 사랑을 고백한다, 혹은 키스를 한다, 같은 다소 가벼운 미션이 전달되지만 미션을 수행하지 않을 경우 책상과 학생이 소멸되어 버리자 학생들은 당황하게 되고 왕게임이 장난이 아님을 깨닫는다. 소멸된 학생들은 아예 존재조차 없었던 것처럼 모든 것이 지워진다.

While Suzaki Saika (Ashida Mana) is hospitalised for poor health, her father, Tamotsu (Totsugi Shigeyuki) feels torn that he has to leave here and go on a business trip. A portrait of Saika’s late mother is placed beside her bed. Her mother had died in exchange for bringing her into this world. Tamotsu puts a paper with his mobile phone number written on it inside an amulet and hands it to Saika. He asks the nurse Tokunaga Maki (Minamisawa Nao) to keep an eye on Saika, and leaves for his trip. One night, a young girl calls out to a lonely Saika who cannot get to sleep. A long-haired girl in a wheelchair in the old wing befriends Saika and plays with her everyday. However, by the time Saika realises it, she has awaken from her sleep. Was that a dream? When she talks about the girl in the wheelchair, Maki’s expression freezes. What happened at this hospital?

The story of Orochi revolves around the life of the Monzen family. Aoi Monzen, a famous, but aging, movie star and Kazusa and Lisa Monzen her two daughters. Aoi hopes for them both to take over her legacy as a star, but Kazusa does not live up to her expectations. The mother is always pitting the girls against one another competitively. As a result, as the years pass, the love the sisters shared grows to a hidden hatred. When another girl named Orochi saves the girl's mother from a terrible accident a bizarre chain of events is set in motion spanning many years. The atmosphere in their estate builds up until Orochi reveals a terrible truth that the family must keep hidden from the world. Orochi serves as the narrator of the story. The movie is based on a Kazuo Umezu manga series which ran from 1969 to 1970.

Summer 2008 special of Scary True Stories (Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi).

에이지 사이토는 변호사 잭 밀러와 두 번째 부인 유리 사이에 뭔가가 오가고 있다는 것을 간파한다. 하지만 망망대해의 요트에서 이 문제를 해결하려던 에이지의 소망으로 인해, 잭 밀러는 생애 최악의 악몽을 경험하게 되는데...

에이지 사이토는 변호사 잭 밀러와 두 번째 부인 유리 사이에 뭔가가 오가고 있다는 것을 간파한다. 하지만 망망대해의 요트에서 이 문제를 해결하려던 에이지의 소망으로 인해, 잭 밀러는 생애 최악의 악몽을 경험하게 되는데...

A collection of shorts spun off from the movie "Night Time Picnic" that take place on the day before the movie's events. On the last day of high school, ten young people explore their feelings while participating in a "walking festival" in which 1000 people walk 80 km over the course of the day. This collection includes 9 episodes by 6 directors, including "Murishi" starring Mikako Tabe and "Unrequited Length" starring Rosa Kato.

Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.

An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama.

대학 강사인 사토미는 가족들과 고향에 다녀오는 길에 업무상 급히 보낼 메일 때문에 공중전화에 들른다. 공중전화 박스 안에서 발견한 신문 조각에는 자신의 딸 나나가 사고로 죽었다는 기사가 실려 있다. 이를 발견함과 동시에 신문 기사와 똑같이 나나는 사고로 죽는다. 3년 후, 사토미는 부인 아야카와 이혼을 하고 고등학교 선생님을 하고 있다. 그리고 나나 때 처럼 신문이 사토미에게 날아오고 사토미가 가르치는 학생 중 와카쿠보라는 여학생에게도 신문이 도착한다. 어느 날 사토미에게 날아온 신문에는 와카쿠보의 죽음을 예고하는 내용이 실려 있었고, 와카쿠보를 찾아간 사토미의 눈앞에서 와카쿠보는 죽는다. 한편 사토미의 부인 아야카는 대학에서 염사 사진에 대해 연구를 하고 있던 중, 염사 사진을 찍는 여자를 만난다. 그리고 남편이 봤다던 신문이 '공포 신문'이라고 불리며, 기가타 레이라는 사람이 그 이름을 붙였다는 사실을 알게 된다. 어느 날 염사 사진을 찍는 여자에게서 전화가 걸려 오고 이상한 느낌을 받은 아야카는 그녀의 집으로 찾아간다. 그러나 그녀는 사진 1장을 손에 쥐고 죽어 있었다. 그 사진을 본 아야카는 깜짝 놀라고 사토미에게 전화를 건다. 사진은 시토미의 죽음을 예고하는 공포 신문이었던 것이다. 결국 공포 신문을 받게 되는 사람들이 모두 죽는다는 사실을 알게 된 사토미와 아야카. 둘은 공포 신문을 연구한 기가타 레이의 집을 찾아간다. 그 집에서 발견한 비디오 테이프에는 신문에 예고된 미래를 바꿀 수 있다는 기가타 레이의 실험 내용이 담겨 있었다. 사토미에게 날아온 또 1장의 신문에는 아야카의 사고 기사가 실려 있었다. 어렵게 아야카를 살려낸 사토미는 미래를 바꿀 수 있다고 확신한다. 그러던 어느 날 사토미는 과거로 돌아가게 되고 나나가 죽던 사고 당일에 이른다. 사토미는 필사적으로 아야카와 나나를 구해내고 자신은 죽음을 맞이한다. 그리고 길바닥에 쓰러져 있는 나나에게 사토미의 사고 기사가 실린 신문이 날아온다.

대학 강사인 사토미는 가족들과 고향에 다녀오는 길에 업무상 급히 보낼 메일 때문에 공중전화에 들른다. 공중전화 박스 안에서 발견한 신문 조각에는 자신의 딸 나나가 사고로 죽었다는 기사가 실려 있다. 이를 발견함과 동시에 신문 기사와 똑같이 나나는 사고로 죽는다. 3년 후, 사토미는 부인 아야카와 이혼을 하고 고등학교 선생님을 하고 있다. 그리고 나나 때 처럼 신문이 사토미에게 날아오고 사토미가 가르치는 학생 중 와카쿠보라는 여학생에게도 신문이 도착한다. 어느 날 사토미에게 날아온 신문에는 와카쿠보의 죽음을 예고하는 내용이 실려 있었고, 와카쿠보를 찾아간 사토미의 눈앞에서 와카쿠보는 죽는다. 한편 사토미의 부인 아야카는 대학에서 염사 사진에 대해 연구를 하고 있던 중, 염사 사진을 찍는 여자를 만난다. 그리고 남편이 봤다던 신문이 '공포 신문'이라고 불리며, 기가타 레이라는 사람이 그 이름을 붙였다는 사실을 알게 된다. 어느 날 염사 사진을 찍는 여자에게서 전화가 걸려 오고 이상한 느낌을 받은 아야카는 그녀의 집으로 찾아간다. 그러나 그녀는 사진 1장을 손에 쥐고 죽어 있었다. 그 사진을 본 아야카는 깜짝 놀라고 사토미에게 전화를 건다. 사진은 시토미의 죽음을 예고하는 공포 신문이었던 것이다. 결국 공포 신문을 받게 되는 사람들이 모두 죽는다는 사실을 알게 된 사토미와 아야카. 둘은 공포 신문을 연구한 기가타 레이의 집을 찾아간다. 그 집에서 발견한 비디오 테이프에는 신문에 예고된 미래를 바꿀 수 있다는 기가타 레이의 실험 내용이 담겨 있었다. 사토미에게 날아온 또 1장의 신문에는 아야카의 사고 기사가 실려 있었다. 어렵게 아야카를 살려낸 사토미는 미래를 바꿀 수 있다고 확신한다. 그러던 어느 날 사토미는 과거로 돌아가게 되고 나나가 죽던 사고 당일에 이른다. 사토미는 필사적으로 아야카와 나나를 구해내고 자신은 죽음을 맞이한다. 그리고 길바닥에 쓰러져 있는 나나에게 사토미의 사고 기사가 실린 신문이 날아온다.

An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama.

공포, 괴기 만화가 이토 준지의 '공포 만화 컬렉션'을 영화화한 작품. 터널을 통과해야 찾아갈 수 있는 한 마을을 무대로, 한 여인의 집념이 일으키는 공포와 비극을 그리고 있다. 2001년 유바리 국제판타스틱영화제 출품작

공포, 괴기 만화가 이토 준지의 '공포 만화 컬렉션'을 영화화한 작품. 터널을 통과해야 찾아갈 수 있는 한 마을을 무대로, 한 여인의 집념이 일으키는 공포와 비극을 그리고 있다. 2001년 유바리 국제판타스틱영화제 출품작

야마무라 사다코는 어머니인 시즈코가 자살한 후 아버지와 함께 도쿄로 상경한다. 숙녀로 성장한 사다코는 신경학 전공의 구노 박사의 보호 아래 극단의 연극 지망생이 되어 공연을 준비한다. 그러나 사다코가 들어온 뒤 기괴한 꿈을 꾸고 이상한 불안감에 휩싸인 극단 배우들은 그녀를 따돌린다. 공연 전날 주인공인 아이코가 리허설 도중 의문사를 당한데 이어 감독인 시게모리까지 사고로 죽자 사람들은 사다코를 몰아 세운다.

A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to safety, and quickly, because the rumors of ghosts are turning out to be true..

A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to safety, and quickly, because the rumors of ghosts are turning out to be true..

An original omnibus horror film from the duo of Norio Tsuruta and Chiaki Konaka, depicting the terror of evil spirits that haunt four beautiful women. The film contains five episodes, including "Makeup for the Dead," in which a woman who did the makeup for a dead woman is cursed.

J-Pop Girl Group stars in a series of low budget horror films, the last of the series focuses on the four girls coming together to defeat a monster.

J-Pop Girl Group Giri Giri Girls star in a series of low budget horror films, the third of the series focuses on a mysterious voice luring one of the girls into another dimension.

J-Pop Girl Group stars in a series of low budget horror films, the fourth of the series focuses on a mysterious video tape."

J-Pop Girl Group Giri Giri Girls star in a series of low budget horror films, the first of the series focuses on the entanglement that happens between the girls and a creepy photographer.

J-Pop Girl Group Giri Giri Girls star in a series of low budget horror films, the second of the series focuses on a quiet town where a mysterious incident happens. What is the bloody history of this place and the legend of fresh blood sucking that drips from its history.

J-Pop Girl Group stars in a series of low budget horror films, the last of the series focuses on the four girls coming together to defeat a monster.

J-Pop Girl Group stars in a series of low budget horror films, the fourth of the series focuses on a mysterious video tape."

J-Pop Girl Group Giri Giri Girls star in a series of low budget horror films, the third of the series focuses on a mysterious voice luring one of the girls into another dimension.

J-Pop Girl Group Giri Giri Girls star in a series of low budget horror films, the second of the series focuses on a quiet town where a mysterious incident happens. What is the bloody history of this place and the legend of fresh blood sucking that drips from its history.

J-Pop Girl Group Giri Giri Girls star in a series of low budget horror films, the first of the series focuses on the entanglement that happens between the girls and a creepy photographer.

An omnibus film of four stories based on horror experiences submitted by readers of the occult magazine "Mu Monthly".

Based on the comic of the same name that ran in Manga Pachinkā.

Four more paranormal narratives: Be Gone, Crone!: My Friend at the Stairwell; Paralysis; The Black Hair at the Abandoned Building.

Three more paranormal narratives, from the folks who presented "Scary True Stories": The Gymnasium in Summer House of Restless Spirits The Hospital at Midnight.

True ghost stories described and/or narrated by the survivor involved and commences with the name and location of the one submitting the story. Each of the three collections begins with a series of creepy real-life photographs in which strange appendages or faces appear while a rather ominous narrator suggests you are now entering the highway to HELL. Three stories in the first TV-movie: The Lonely Girl Spiritual Flight Mystery of the Red Earring

True ghost stories described and/or narrated by the survivor involved and commences with the name and location of the one submitting the story. Each of the three collections begins with a series of creepy real-life photographs in which strange appendages or faces appear while a rather ominous narrator suggests you are now entering the highway to HELL. Three stories in the first TV-movie: The Lonely Girl Spiritual Flight Mystery of the Red Earring