Asian Horror Film 1996-2002

The Asian Horror Film, 1996-2002

In Japan, the resurgence of Horror Films is attributed to the extraordinary success of RING (1998). Of course, nether RING nor its numerous sequels would have enjoyed the cultural mania if it weren't for that country's rich history of supernatural entertainment. Traces of the traditional ghost story, as exemplified by the classic GHOST OF YOTSUYA (1959) and KWAIDAN (1964) are firmly entrenched in the foundation of RING and it's imitators.
---- - Thomas Weisser from ACC #35, 2002
. . . and then, of course, there are the horror films - titles like Ahn Byeong-ki's splatterfest NIGHTMARE, Kim In-Soo's BLOODY BEACH and Chang Yoon-hyun's masterful TELL ME SOMETHING.
---- - Travis Crawford from Fangoria #203, 2000

Books, Magazines, DVD, VCD
Tokyo Scope, The Japanese Cult Film
---- - Patrick Macias, 2001.
Eros in Hell: Sex, Blood & Madness in Japanese Cinema
---- - Jack Hunter, 1998.
Mondo Macabro : Weird Cinema Around the World
---- - Pete Tombs, 1998.
Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: Horror, Fantasy and SF
---- - Thomas Weisser, Yuko Mihara Weisser, 1998.
Poker Industries
---- - Videos, DVD's, VCD's and Magazines.
Asian Cult Cinema
---- - Videos, DVD's, VCD's, Books and Magazines.
HK Flix
---- - Videos, DVD's, VCD's, Books and Magazines.
Fangoria
---- - check out issues 193, 200, 203, 206, 212, 213

Below is a selected list of the films, along with the Director, Country and links to Amazon.com, Asian Cult Cinema, Poker Industries and the IMDb. All films are listed alphabetically within their year of production and/or release.

Title Director Country Source IMDB Review

1996

Joyurei / Don't Look Up / Ghost of an Actress Hideo Nakata Japan DVD IMDb M

Organ Kei Fujiwara Japan DVD IMDb A B

Senrei / Baptism of Blood Kenichi Yoshihara Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Xie sha / The Imp Kai Ming (Ivan) Lai Hong Kong DVD IMDb J

Yibola bing du / Ebola Syndrome Herman Yau Hong Kong DVD IMDb J

1997

Gawi / Nightmare Ahn Byung-Ki S. Korea DVD IMDb DVD

Kyua / Cure Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan VCD IMDb J K L

Parasaito Ivu / Parasite Eve Masayuki Ochiai Japan DVD IMDb DVD

1998

Rasen / The Spiral Joji Iida Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Ringu / Ring Hideo Nakata Japan DVD IMDb J K L

Toemarok / The Soul Guardians Kwang-chun Park S. Korea DVD IMDb DVD

1999

Duo she / Walk In Herman Yau Hong Kong VCD IMDb J

Shiryour Gari / Junk Atsushi Muroga Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Kaosu / Chaos Hideo Nakata Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Karisuma / Charisma Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan DVD IMDb K

Kuroi ie / The Black House Yoshimitsu Morita Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Mu lu xiong guang / Victim Ringo Lam Hong Kong DVD IMDb J

Nang Nak Nonzee Nimibutr Thailand DVD IMDb DVD

Odishon / Audition Takashi Miike Japan DVD IMDb D J K L

Ring / Ring Virus Dong-bin Kim S. Korea DVD IMDb DVD

Ringu 2 / Ring 2 Hideo Nakata Japan VCD IMDb J L

Saimin / Hypnosis Masayuki Ochiai Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Shikoku / Ghost Land Shunichi Nagasaki Japan VCD IMDb K

Tell Me Something Yoon-Hyun Chang S. Korea DVD IMDb DVD

Tomie Ataru Oikawa Japan DVD IMDb K

Yeogo goedam II / Memento Mori Tae-Yong Kim, Gyu-Dong Min S. Korea VCD IMDb DVD

2000

Another Heaven Joji Iida Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Freeze Me Takashi Ishii Japan DVD IMDb J

Haebyeoneuro gada / Bloody Beach In Soo Kim S. Korea DVD IMDb J

Hakkyousuru Kuchibiru / Crazy Lips Hirohisa Sasaki Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Inugami Masato Harada Japan VCD IMDb K

Korei / Seance Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Ringu 0: Baasudei / Ring 0: Birthday Norio Tsuruta Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Sakuya:yokaiden / Sakuya:Slayer of Demons Tomoo Haraguchi Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Saseul / The Shackle Myeong-hwa Jo S. Korea VCD IMDb DVD

Seom / The Isle Ki-duk Kim S. Korea VCD IMDb DVD

Uzumaki / Vortex / Spiral Higuchinsky Japan VCD IMDb K

Wild Zero Tetsuro Takeuchi Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Zzikhimyeon Jukneunda / The Record Gi-hun Kim S. Korea VCD IMDb DVD

2001

Battle Royale Kinji Fukasaku Japan DVD IMDb D J K L

Bizita Q / Visitor Q Takashi Miike Japan DVD IMDb J

Gaichu / Harmful Insect Akihiko Shiota Japan DVD IMDb K

Honogurai mizu no soko kara / Dark Water Hideo Nakata Japan VCD IMDb D J K

Hung bo yit sin / Horror Hotline Cheang Soi Hong Kong DVD IMDb DVD

Kairo / Pulse Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan VCD IMDb J K

Kakashi / Scarecrow Norio Tsuruta Japan VCD IMDb J

Kuon puos keng kang / Snaker Fai Sam Ang Thailand DVD IMDb DVD

Kurosufaia / Cross Fire / Pyrokinesis Shusuki Kaneko Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Nightmares in Precinct 7 Herman Yau Hong Kong DVD IMDb DVD

Otogiriso / St. Johns Wort Shimoyama Ten Japan VCD IMDb DVD

Sorum / Goosebumps Jong Chang Yoon S. Korea DVD IMDb DVD

Tomie: Replay Tomijiro Mitsuishi Japan DVD IMDb DVD

Versus Ryuhei Kitamura Japan DVD IMDb J K

Youling Renjian / Visible Secret Ann Hui Hong Kong DVD IMDb J

2002

Jian Gui / The Eye Pang Brothers Hong Kong DVD IMDb J L

Youling Renjian 2 / Visible Secret 2 Ann Hui Hong Kong DVD IMDb DVD

San Geng / Three Jee-Woon Kim, Nonzee Nimibutr, Peter Chan S. Korea, Thai, Hong Kong DVD IMDb L