0:58 Tetsuo the Iron Man (1989) 2:05 Pulse (2001) 3:04 Kwaidan (1964) 3:55 Jigoku (1960) 5:01 Dark Water (2002) 5:47 Ringu (1999) 6:56 Suicide Circle (2002) 8:03 Audition (1999) 8:59 Onibaba (1964) 9:53 Ju-On (2002)

do "10 Essential Japanese Horror Movies You Must See After You Die" next

Hausu You’ll never see pianos the same way, again.

Noroi the curse definitely should be here. It's a slow-paced, yet highly unsettling horror movie.

Uzumaki is my personal favorite. Infection is pretty interesting too.

The Japanese original One Missed Call definitely put some fear in me

Japanese horror is phenomenal

Ju- On is the scariest movie i've seen in my life and that was the first horror movie i've seen too

Good list. Here a few more One Missed Call (2003), Reincarnation (2005), Infection (2004) and Premonition (2004).

Ju-on is absolutley the perfect choice for that final spot! The suspense it builds is a masterclass! It actually has easily missable spookiness in the bakground of certain shots that make it all the more creepy for keen eyed viewers. It really feels like you are watching cursed footage.

I've already ticked off Ringu, Ju-On, and Dark Water from this list. Now I've got seven more to add to my Asian Horror Bucket List. Let's all agree: Asian Horror is incredible.

Fantastic to see Kwaidan and Onibaba included, they are both amazing films that are regularly forgotten in list like this!

You guys seriously have the best horror lists!! Great job once again, guys!

Sometimes it would be really cool to have the list printed in the description, wait, I mean it would be better if it was always in the description.

love your lists Ash! thanks!

Ju-On is one of the finest horrors I’ve ever seen, although I’d also throw Kuroneko into the argument as well

Thanks! This was one of your more interesting lists, I found at least one film I hadn't heard of that I definitely want to check out.

One missed call! Japanese version of course. I will remember that for the rest of my life. I believe it's called chakushin ari or something maybe? I remember that being the name of the phone jingle. I of course downloaded it on my sweet razr phone for creepy effect.

I feel like this list is missing chakushin ari ( one missed call)

not sure if it fits here but what about Battle Royale? i still love that movie

Tokyo Gore Police, Rubber's Lover and Ichi the Killer also come to mind.

I'd love a Korean horror list.

Kairo is one of my favorite horror movies ever! Every time I watch it I get the chills.

Please tell me where I can watch this horror movies ... please suggest me some online platform or apps

Ayyy I've seen a good portion of this list. Still need to see some of those old ones. Gotta get on that!

I was thrilled to see Kairo (Pulse) on here. It's so easy to write off the US reimagining as crap, but seeing Kairo first really allows one to appreciate the different cultural perspectives on the subject matter as well as the shot-for-shot remakes of key scenes from Kairo in the US version.

Gosh if this Christmas thought me something that is I really enjoy listening to Ash from WhatCulture Thanks Ash

So many horror lists from whatculture and Noroi: the curse still isn't up there. You guys need to show it some love

0:26 what's this title? I forgot and didn't finish this movie :

0:26 i saw this movie but i forgot the name and i want to see it again can someone tell me the name?

Hi, when you’re talking about onibaba you added some scenes from kuroneko.

Ju-On (The Grudge) actually originally started off as a Japanese TV (JTV) Movie that came out in 1998 and is filmed entirely on a studio camera as alot of JTV movies usually are. The original 1998 JTV Movie version is the most scariest and well worth watching.

Have seen only 5 of these but agree on most movies. Some movies that are missing are Gojira and Hausu.

Noroi the Curse was amazing. You should check that one out!

Ju-on/Grudge is my favorite Japanese horror movie.

Love this list! some others that come to mind are Reincarnation, Confessions, Noroi: The Curse, Hausu, Strange Circus (same director of suicide circle), and this one is not actually scary but is still interesting: Helter Skelter

Can you do the best Italian horror movies sometime?

Noroi (The Curse) slow burn kind of J-Horror and also one of the pioneers of found footage films. Definitely one of the cores in J-Horror as well.

When Juon came up, I was so afraid you were gonna play the sound she makes, and I am so ready for the new 2020 remake.

Definitely my fav is Ju-On! Amazing horror-couldn't sleep for days after watching!

Dark Water is one of the scariest I've ever watched! The other being Shutter (Thai horror).

I just wanna know where I can watch them D:

Ju-On: the most malevolent haunted house story Hausu: am I a joke to you?

I think they're is room for a very good Japanese version of Halloween, at least the one I see in my head

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What about Chakushin ari(One Missed Call)

Can you make a list for newer j horror movies? I get the artistic aspect of older movies but their scare factor is none existant for me

Not really one for the list but the first Tomie and some follow ups is also one that is pretty good (it is about a girl who’s sister dies by a grotesque accident but the next day shows up again and seems to wrap everyone around her finger (even so far that those kill themselves on her request)

Where the hell is One Missed Call? That scared me shitless when i was 10

0:20 movie name??

Audition and The Wailing was definitely one of my favorites. I just started watching the Ju-on series from 98'.

But where to watch them...??

I would add a film called Ju-Rei which has some of the most frightening visual scares I have seen in any movie. The story is told in reverse as well which adds to the disorienting and unsettling atmosphere of the film.

I could not turn away from Tetsuo when i watched it.. I saw Kwaidan many years ago and thought it was so awesome, more so the instrument playing blind monk performing for spirits.

I also love the Japanese movie Reincarnation.

Warning : extreme gross out factor on some these entries, not for the faint of heart! No Ichi The Killer?!

I'm happy you resisted the urge to slap on some of those Horror Comedy Gore Fest Not Really Horror At All films, like Tokyo Gore Police and Meatball Machine, that lesser channels seem to think are essential viewing for everyone.

Found a DVD copy of Ju on with case and all at pawn shop for 2$ I'm a movie collector so new of it but have still not watched it yet.

Isn’t ju on the TV movie the first one ?

A page of Madness 1926 & 2010 Confession is worth a watch Ash.

Rampo Noir should definitely be on this list

Can you make a list with scary Japanese horror movies next?

Reincarnation, Infection, and Tomie (and many of the Tomie sequels, for that matter). The first film is a movie about a horror movie being filmed about a mass murder/suicide that took place decades before, with the dead coming to reclaim their reincarnations in order to reenact the tragedy and get revenge upon the professor who killed them in the name of his grand experiment. Reincarnation also has one of the creepiest dolls in cinema, though it isn’t as evil as Annabelle or Chucky. Infection is a disturbing, sometimes grotesque horror critique about the relationship doctors and nurses have with their patients, and how distorted it can get when the people responsible for saving lives simply stop caring. Infection and Reincarnation are part of the same series (which also includes Premonition), but they are the best of the bunch IMO. As for Tomie, it’s a effective and faithful cinematic adaptation of one of Junji Ito’s most famous creations. Many of the films in the series tell original stories, but all of them retain that slow creeping dread and the sheer seductive wrongness of the title character. Tomie is second only to Tetsuo in terms of disturbing Japanese body horror, although her brand is more insidious than outright inhuman. You cannot see a film that starts with a fully-formed human head growing inside a little girl’s stomach following a kidney transplant (Tomie: Replay) and not instantly get invested in the horrors to come.

from the title alone this is nothing short of terrifying

Dude wtf I just came back from the 🏥 this title gotta be on my recommendation wtf man

What is the movie in the cover?

Whenever there's horror content I say "Hi Ash" before it even starts. Love Ash and her awesome horror knowledge.

It’s weird u guys put onibaba in this list but showed shots from kuroneko

3:04 "kwaidan" should be "kaidan 怪談" and it means Horror Stories not Ghost.

If I die while watching them will they count?

I love Jigoku. An absolute favorite.

sooo here's the list of the movies mentioned above: 1. Tetsuo The Iron Man (1989) 2. Pulse (2001) 3. Kwaidan (1964) 4. Jigoku (1960) 5. Dark Water (2002) 6. Ringu (1999) 7. Suicide Circle (2002) 8. Audition (1999) 9. Onibaba (1964) 10. Ju-on (2002)

The "Ring" series is a legend👍🙌

You will have to look at the 1970s flick House if you like balls to the wall insane horror. It is down right mad, scary, imaginative and just down right bizarre. It is one of the best haunted house rides you never want to go on! XD

You should do the same with latin american horror movies! Greetings from Argentina!

Hi, Ash. Please consider spiral and hausu. Thank you, Eric W

0:22 What name this movie?

6:57 :D this chaotic movie is almost at the same level as Izo or Zu Warriors I would've like to add Kuchisake-Onna to the list, but she's as horrifying to me as the Shirime... but I think Chakushin Ari belongs in here... oh, and Uzumaki, Hausu too... O...o

10:36 uh hm, nope, too close !!!

No Versus? It's basically Evil Dead but in a forest.

Cannot remember the name but it was kind of a horror police procedural. I remember it involved the beach, a knife, an audio recording and wind. Lots and lots of wind.

Some of my favs are Ju-on 2 & 3, and Shutter. 😱

Nice

You overlooked Kuroneko.

Reupload?

Can’t believe hausu isn’t on this list

There is something deeply unsettling about these films. Surprised to see Tetsuo on here. Did it have two different names or was there a sequel? I seem to remember "Tetsuo:The Bodyhammer", not Ironman.

Howling Village (2019) Suicide Forest Village (2021) Ox-Head Village (2022)

Kwaidan(怪談) means Ghost Story.

I was waiting for Cold fish for Number 1

10:16 this isn’t the first Ju-On film, ITS THE THIRD. You fools you’ll never compare to my knowledge. Ju-On: The Curse 1 & 2 predate it by two years!

Friends is a Japanese television show where the channel announcer of a man with his impressive voice explains and analyzes clips and slow-motion images of various ghost shapes captured while filming the environment. If you know the address or name of the popular Japanese horror channel, send it to me. I'd appreciate that.

Honestly, I love almost anything Ju-On related because it's just so deeply heartbreaking, but my favorite is definitely Ju-On: Black Ghost/White Ghost, because oh my GOD reveals upon reveals upon reveals

Hands down Ju-On is one of the scariest movies ever. Movies don’t scare me but Kayako and Toshio scare the shit out of me!

can someone tell me what the fcking movie it is 0:21

Besides Suicide Circle, I've seen everything else. good list.

Pulse is flicking awesome....

*_Nah! Courage The Cowardly Dog is my favorite Japanese horror that everyone has to offer._*

Ju On is my fav 🙌🙌😍

Hi Ash I think Ju-On was the creepiest Japanese horror I’ve seen the grudge with Sarah MG wasn’t a patch on the original I’m a big horror fan, I’ve also seen there’s a remake of the grudge this year which I’ll have to see to compare however ,I still think Japanese horror is high up there along with the master pieces like saw, the original NMOES and the Friday the 13th’s the originals. For me nothing better than a great horror movie and, Heavy Metal, Love your you tube channel big fan keep up the great work .