Brutal (2018)

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Brutal by name, brutal by nature. This was a very well done film. Well shot, well acted, the violence was very well done. Overall a very good exploitation film. I hope to see more from director Takashi Hirose.
9/10

I am a Hero, zombie apocalypse the Japanese way.

Kingdom, the Netflix TV series.

It was very good.

HANTU 2007

A group of friends go hiking in search of an enchanted lake and suffer dire consequences.

It was not particularly scary but refreshing to watch ( no Hollywood cliches). English subs.

Pengabdi Setan (Indonesian Film)
 

Any body have been watched pengabdi setan from Indonesia?

No, what kind of horror is it?

Parasite, it's not an horror movie but I did enjoy watching it.

Confessions 2010 7/10

Noroi: The Curse (2005), directed by Kōji Shiraishi.

This movie is in a form of a documentary and presents the story of Masafumi Kobayashi, a Japanese journalist and paranormal investigator. He researches and records seemingly unrelated mysterious events and people. Soon things get complicated and Kobayashi discovers that the common feature of these strange events is the word "Kagutaba".
I don't want to attach any spoilers so I'll just say that it's definitely not a typical Asian horror. I think that this one requires patience as the action develops slowly and there are plenty of threads to follow, but if you decide to watch it, you'll get fair amount of suspense and terror.

A Slit-Mouthed Woman (Kuchisake-onna) (2007), directed by Kōji Shiraishi.

It is said that this movie is based on the Japanese urban legend known as Kuchisake-onna, and it presents a story about a series of child abduction caused by a ghost of a woman with a mutilated face.
From what I know it's far from the original legend of Kuchisake-onna and I think that the potential that this character definitely has, wasn't fully exploited. It was predictable and the presentation was quite lousy, although the concept was great IMO.

Pulse (2001), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

The movie is filled with haunting atmosphere. The action is slow - I think that this film could have been shorter and it would be fine as well because as the film goes on, my interest has begun to wander off. I've started wondering what exactly is going on as the plot is quite confusing, but simultaneously open to interpretation (which I actually think is an advantage). Overall, it's a dark movie about loneliness. The technology is outdated and it definitely adds to the charm.

I want to get back into Japanese horror again. There is a Grudge remake out and it's supposed to be not that good. I think the Japanese setting helps a lot for me because I live in the United States. I'm ok watching in Japanese and reading subtitles too.

I'm going to start searching to see what I can watch later this year during the October month. I know I have a few on my list already.

i recently watched Imprint - by Takashi Miike from the Masters of Horror Volume 1 box set.

(i watched the whole set but this was the last asian horror ive seen)

Pretty nasty ... well made but the kind of thing that turned me off horror for a long time .. the bombardment of negative imagery - especially towards women.
Also - Billy Drago showed clearly that he was never meant to be a lead .. interesting looking guy but very limited as an actor.

I recently saw that one as well, and found it very disturbing and intense, but also interesting. Yes, how those ladies are treated is terrible, and the torture the main prostitute received was beyond nasty. That can unfortunately be a good realistic on what a lot of them go through out that way, which makes the story all the more scary and disturbing. I found that overall a good addition to the series and a good closing to that season. I have already seen all episodes of that season, and have seen Dario Argento's "Pelts" with Meat Loaf and John Saxon, of the second season. I will try to look at more episodes of the second season soon. That is an overall killer series with good hour long made for TV horror films from some great legendary film makers like John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Stuart Gordon, and Dario Argento, of course. ::cool::

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018), directed by Beom-sik Jeong.

Korean take on Grave Encounters (2011). It's solid made, though it didn't scare the hell pants out of me as I expected. Pretty good, but I'm not going to watch it again.

i have yet to crack season 2 .. i have the little skull box set .. but never opened it.
I'll have a go at it soon

Audition (1999), directed by Takashi Miike.

Well, there's something bizarre about this movie. It's a drama flick turning into a bloody ending. Tarantino called this movie one of his favorites... the way camera is guided for the first hour - static shots, changing dynamics and colors... It's all about the details. The movie itself is almost a family film, then we have an element of surprise, not to say - shock or indignation. Truly weird, but I really enjoyed it. ::wink::

ive had this sitting on my shelf for years .. haven't been in the mood to watch it yet

Ab-normal Beauty (2004), directed by Oxide Chun Pang.

It's about the talented artist who becomes obsessed with death. There's an intriguing, creepy and morbid aesthetics. Maybe it's not a masterpiece, but it's definitely a movie I'm not going to forget. Visually stunning, thought-provoking and kind of nice to watch.

To be honest, I was a little bit reluctant to watch it. Dunno why exactly, but eventually I gave it a play. ::wink::

Suicide Club (2001), directed by Sion Sono.

It's a pretty intense reflection on suicide. Sion Sono is kinda legendary and he uses cinema to examine the horror that lurks at the edges of ordinary life. The movie itself is quite unique - a few suggestive scenes, a lot of blood (way too artificial) and a plenty of philosophical thoughts. As it is said - it's not for everyone, love it or hate it. I personally liked it as it's kinda eerie and artistic in its own way.

So far, the only episode of Season 2 I have seen is Dario Argento's Pelts, starring Meal Loaf and John Saxon. That one is very killer and intense, like most of Argento's work. I should be checking out more episodes of that season soon.

The Man From Nowhere, 2010. 10/10

Director: Jeong-beom Lee

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No Mercy for the Rude, 2006. 8/10

Director: Cheol-hie Park



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A Bittersweet Life, 2005. 10/10


Director: Jee-woon Kim


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I recently watched this one as well...

not a bad movie.

A Garden Without Birds, 1992. 6/10


Director: Akira Nobi



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Attack From Space
 

This one is a Japanese drive in cult classic about their super hero called Starman, in the old fashioned black and white format with most scenes taking place out in outer space. It has overall cool looking picture quality wiht good classic appeal, along with an interesting story about greedy people from a different planet coming to make the people of Earth their next victims, only to have Starman, the super hero from outer space, coming to the rescue. After they kidnap a lot of people from Earth, and take them to their main space station to enslave them, also thinking they had killed off Starman with their missiles, a few of the kids do not get brainwashed, and come up with some decent well thought out plans of their own at stopping these aliens and escaping from that station, and those aliens do not know for sure if they have actually eliminated Starman or not. There is plenty of great action and suspense throughout the whole film, along with overall well developed characters. The Starman action is also overall cool looking for standards back then. It is definitely not the Marvel Justice League universe of today by any stretch of the imagination, but those who enjoy the old black and white space movies should enjoy this one as well. ::cool::

Train to Busan is the last Asian film I've seen and it's one of my favourite zombie films along with Rec.

The last asian horror I saw was Versus! Martial arts and zombies, and immense dark energy coming from a forest! Watch em all fight to the death! ::embarrassment::

Train of the Dead.

Honestly, I'm not sure which country it's from. I kinda think it was Tai. I think I heard someone say Bangkok once.

Train to Busan 2, and everything that the first film got right got The Peninsula completely wrong, so yeah very happy about my choice::cool::

Re-Cycle by the pang bros

I like that movie a lot.

Me too, I need to see more Pang bros stuff. Just learned they're twins.

Revisited Takashi Miike's Audition, love this movie. ::love::

A Record of Sweet Murderer (2014)

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Though not as good as Koji Shiraishi's earlier popular films i.e. NOROI or OCCULT but still this offers a good, twisted story about a serial killer who secretly invites a journalist & a cameraman to keep a record of his final outings!

Recommended.

>>: B+

Welcome Home (2020)

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This is a pretty good one from India.

Somewhat reminded me of Tobe Hooper's 1978 horror classic THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE but little less gritty or raw and without any chainsaw or machete wielding maniacs.
Liked the way they didn’t try to right away rip off TCM, instead built a disturbing, yet relatable, well executed horror film that includes contexts like patriarchy, child abuse & dysfunctional family dynamics with Indian settings & characters.

>>: B+

Mother, 2020. 7,5/10

Director: Tatsushi Ohmori

Museum , 2016. 7/10

Director: Keishi Ohtomo


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Gantz:0 6/10

No story to speak of, just full-on monster action with some cringy, cringy dialogue.

THE WAILING 2016

A policeman searchs for the entity that has plagued his village with illness and strange deaths.

Not horribly scary but interesting.

the Maid (2020) 7/10

Quite entertaining with plenty of effective jump scares. The way everything is revealed is a bit clunky, but what the hell. Also, NOBODY will expect that ending. Oh boy.