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1. The Grudge (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, William Mapother
Votes: 150,961 | Gross: $110.36M
2. The Grudge (2019)
R | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror
A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.
Director: Nicolas Pesce | Stars: Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, David Lawrence Brown, Zoe Fish
Votes: 29,325
3. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
R | 92 min | Horror
A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Megumi Okina, Misaki Itô, Misa Uehara, Yui Ichikawa
Votes: 48,150 | Gross: $0.33M
4. The Grudge 2 (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Thriller
Three interwoven stories about a terrible curse. A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo; a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong; a woman with a deadly secret moves into a Chicago apartment building.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Votes: 51,497 | Gross: $39.14M
5. Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny, Jiji Bû
Votes: 12,753
6. Flight 7500 (2014)
PG-13 | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Ryan Kwanten, Amy Smart, Jamie Chung
Votes: 17,176
7. The Ghost Station (2022)
80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A public service worker at Oksu Station witnesses a shocking incident and recruits his friend to help uncover the truth behind the station's mysterious happenings.
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Kim Bo-ra, Kim Jae-hyun, Shin So-yul, Oh Jin-Seok
Votes: 503
8. Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
R | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Chris Redfield enlists the help of Leon S. Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers to stop a death merchant, with a vengeance, from spreading a deadly virus in New York.
Director: Takanori Tsujimoto | Stars: Kevin Dorman, Matthew Mercer, Erin Cahill, John DeMita
Votes: 15,510
9. Ju-on: The Curse (2000 Video)
TV-PG | 70 min | Horror, Mystery
A teacher visits the house of one of his students after the boy goes missing, only to have a horrifying excuse for his absence from school.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûrei Yanagi, Yue, Ryôta Koyama, Hitomi Miwa
Votes: 8,999
10. The Grudge 3 (2009)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young Japanese woman who holds the key to stopping the evil spirit of Kayako, travels to the haunted Chicago apartment from the sequel, to stop the curse of Kayako once and for all.
Director: Toby Wilkins | Stars: Matthew Knight, Shawnee Smith, Mike Straub, Aiko Horiuchi
Votes: 19,703
11. Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Fuka Koshiba, Ryohei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Hiroshi Yamamoto
Votes: 1,027
12. Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
As their curse spreads on, the ghosts find their chance to live once again through the pregnancy of a cursed woman.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa
Votes: 10,897
13. Rigor Mortis (2013)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A public housing tenement is plunged into a dark storm of supernatural chaos.
Director: Juno Mak | Stars: Siu-Ho Chin, Kara Wai, Hee Ching Paw, Anthony Chan
Votes: 6,499
14. Homunculus (I) (2021)
TV-MA | 115 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Truth and illusion blurs when a homeless amnesiac awakens from an experimental medical procedure with the ability to see people's innermost traumas.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Gô Ayano, Edward Bosco, Amber Lee Connors, Lucien Dodge
Votes: 3,681
15. Howling Village (2019)
108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as 'Howling Village' to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family's dark history.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Ayaka Miyoshi, Ryôta Bandô, Tsuyoshi Furukawa, Renji Ishibashi
Votes: 1,369
16. Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror
The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka
Votes: 3,996
17. Marebito (2004)
R | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman (Shinya Tsukamoto) investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara, Miho Ninagawa
Votes: 5,704 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Suicide Forest Village (2021)
117 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
One day a mysterious box arrived and a curse began to spread all over. The source of the box is 'Jukai Village'. The village is hidden in Jukai Forest, a suicide spot that once you enter it, you can never come out.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yumi Adachi, Hideko Hara, Fûju Kamio, Haruka Kudo
Votes: 838
19. Reincarnation (2005)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûka, Karina, Kippei Shîna, Tetta Sugimoto
Votes: 6,768
20. Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)
Not Rated | 76 min | Horror, Mystery
On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to sell, only to cross paths with its resident curse.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûrei Yanagi, Takako Fuji, Takashi Matsuyama, Ryôta Koyama
Votes: 4,072
21. Ox-Head Village (2022)
Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
In a so-called "spirit video", Kanon (Kôki) is astonished to see a high-school girl who looks exactly like her.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Kôki, Riku Hagiwara, Keiko Horiuchi, Haruka Imô
Votes: 441
22. Immersion (I) (2023)
109 min | Horror
Mysterious deaths befall on employees of a VR-tech company. There's an unprecedented fear waiting between reality and the virtual world.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Daigo Nishihata, Mizuki Yamamoto, Yûta Hiraoka, Rina Ikoma
Votes: 165
23. Best Regards to All (2023)
89 min | Horror
A young woman navigates a discovery within her immediate family only to find much more.
Director: Yûta Shimotsu | Star: Kotone Furukawa
Votes: 57
24. Minna no Uta (2023)
102 min | Horror
Takashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody. People who hear this melody gradually begin to hum it themselves and become involved in a mysterious incident. What is the mystery behind this melody?
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Alan Shirahama, Ryôta Katayose, Hayato Komori, Reo Sano
Votes: 105
25. Unholy Women (2006)
107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When Val is released from prison, she's determined to make a new life for herself. But the criminal underworld won't let her go that easily, and her former boss won't stop until she's paid her debt - with blood.
Directors: Keita Amemiya, Takuji Suzuki, Keisuke Toyoshima | Stars: Noriko Nakagoshi, Yûko Kobayashi, Riko Suzuki, Miharu Morina
Votes: 720
26. Ju-on: White Ghost (2009)
Not Rated | 61 min | Fantasy, Horror
Akane begins seeing visions of a female ghost wearing the same yellow hat and red satchel she wore as a school child.
Director: Ryûta Miyake | Stars: Hiroki Suzuki, Ichirôta Miyakawa, Natsuki Kasa, Akina Minami
Votes: 2,549
27. Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror
A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Shô Aoyagi, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Yasuhito Hida, Maki Ishikawa
Votes: 1,717
28. Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken (2009)
TV-MA | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A reconstructed girl is created from the pieces of a vampire girl's mini-butchery. Slaughter abounds as both of them pursue the same boy.
Directors: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Stars: Yukie Kawamura, Takumi Saitô, Eri Otoguro, Sayaka Kametani
Votes: 3,914
29. Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009)
Not Rated | 60 min | Fantasy, Horror
After losing her child at birth, the dark horror of the grudge begins growing within her.
Director: Mari Asato | Stars: Kôji Seto, Kuniteru Shigeyama, Kana Tsugihara, Ai Kago
Votes: 2,039
30. Helldriver (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Kazuki Namioka, Yûrei Yanagi
Votes: 1,777
31. Dark Tales of Japan (2004 TV Movie)
92 min | Horror
Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors.
Directors: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Masayuki Ochiai, Takashi Shimizu, Kôji Shiraishi, Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Kayoko Shiraishi, Shôzô Endô, Yoshinori Okada, Kanako Fukaura
Votes: 598
32. Ura horâ (2008 Video)
70 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A found footage anthology horror film by Kôji Shiraishi.
Directors: Yôhei Fukuda, Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mihiro, Hitomi Miwa, Naporeonzu, Takashi Shimizu
Votes: 83
33. Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
Following the events of Ju-on: The Beginning of the End, Mai, the older sister of elementary schoolteacher Yui Shono, goes to look for her sister, who disappeared after a year while working... See full summary »
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Airi Taira, Ren Kiriyama, Nonoka Ono, Yurina Yanagi
Votes: 1,055
34. Gakkô no kaidan G (1998 TV Movie)
71 min | Horror
Features four short horror films, among those are "Katasumi" and "4444444444".
Directors: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tetsu Maeda, Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Medaka Ikeno, Aki Maeda, Masashi Muta, Shungiku Uchida
Votes: 353
35. Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro (2003–2005)
5 min | Short, Horror
An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama. This series led to the film, Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (2004).
Stars: Rina Uchiyama, Yôzaburô Itô, Satomi Ishii, Kaoru Mizuki
Votes: 175
36. 4444444444 (1998 Video)
3 min | Short, Horror
A young man receives a haunting phone call from a mysterious ghostly boy.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Kazushi Andô, Daiki Sawada
Votes: 628
37. The Shock Labyrinth (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of teenagers take a sick girl to a hospital only to find out it is a horrific labyrinth.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Misako Renbutsu, Daniel Garcia, Ai Maeda
Votes: 1,177
38. Tomie: Re-birth (2001)
101 min | Horror
An art student disappears after murdering his model. Now his friends and family are being haunted by the resurrected woman, Tomie.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Miki Sakai, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kumiko Endô, Masaya Kikawada
Votes: 695
39. Ten Nights of Dreams (2006)
Not Rated | 100 min | Fantasy
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and ... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshitaka Amano, Kon Ichikawa, Akio Jissôji, Masaaki Kawahara, Suzuki Matsuo, Miwa Nishikawa, Atsushi Shimizu, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima, Yûdai Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Suzuki Matsuo, Harumi Ogawa, Masami Horiuchi
Votes: 466
40. Innocent Curse (2017)
111 min | Horror
When abused children return after they went missing, their abusers find a mysterious death after 3 days. Local newspaper reporter Shunya investigates the deaths, while his girlfriend Naomi gets too close to one of the haunted children.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Daiki Arioka, Mugi Kadowaki, Haruto Nakano
Votes: 237
41. Katasumi (1998 Video)
4 min | Short, Horror
Two schoolgirls are gruesomely victimized by a horrifying ghost.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Takako Fuji, Kanna Kashima, Ayako Ômura
Votes: 599
42. Tormented (2011)
Not Rated | 83 min | Horror
Daigo doesn't go to school anymore. His sister, Kiriko, is worried and their father is no help. Now Daigo is missing. He's in danger, and Kiriko will have to follow him into a world of nightmares to discover the truth.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Hikari Mitsushima, Takeru Shibuya, Tamaki Ogawa, Nao Ômori
Votes: 650
43. The J-Horror Virus (2023)
95 min | Documentary, Horror
Charting the origins of Japanese horror films at the turn of the millennium, films featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay.
Directors: Sarah Appleton, Jasper Sharp | Stars: Takako Fuji, Jôji Iida, Rie Ino'o, Teruyoshi Ishii
Votes: 9
45. The Grudge: Deleted Scenes (2005 Video)
Short, Horror
Deleted scenes from 'The Grudge'.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Jason Behr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Yôko Maki, Yuya Ozeki
Votes: 8
46. Doguchan: The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009)
24 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A stay-at-home nerd's dream comes true when he unearths a strange breastplate and awakens a sexy monster hunter named Dogoo, who brings him along her adventure with wacky monsters.
Stars: Erika Yazawa, Masataka Kubota, Romi Park, Rina Kirishima
Votes: 47
47. The Blue Hearts (2017)
159 min | Drama, Musical, Sci-Fi
An anthology of several short films by several directors where each has taken inspiration from a favourite song of his by the Japanese punk rock band. The segments include Be Kind to Others, Love Letter and A Boy's Song.
Directors: Noboru Iguchi, Ken Iizuka, Shinichi Kudo, Sang-il Lee, Takashi Shimizu, Ten Shimoyama | Stars: Hirofumi Arai, Towa Araki, Yôsuke Asari, Yû Fujisaki
Votes: 42
48. Hijoshi zukan (2009)
105 min | Comedy
This is an omnibus of six short films by six different directors, whose lead characters are unconventional women. They are "Hijoshi," females who live true to themselves and their desires.
Directors: Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Kôji Kawano, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima, Renpei Tsukamoto, Yûdai Yamaguchi, Yûka Ôsumi | Stars: Rika Adachi, Toshiki Ayata, Jiji Bû, Noriko Eguchi
Votes: 94
49. All Night Long: Daredemo yokatta (2009)
85 min | Horror, Thriller
A psychopath follows a young woman to her home - the title of the film goes Anyone Would Have Done, so she was probably randomly chosen off the street.Another woman soon joins them - maybe ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuya Matsumura | Stars: Marica Hase, Maki Kitani, Takashi Yamanaka, Megumi Yoshikawa
Votes: 84
50. Kaiki daikazoku (2004–2005)
25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Kiyoshi Imawano and his family move into a haunted house. The entire family, except the occult-obsessed father, gains the power to see ghosts and spirits. An undead monk, secret government ... See full summary »
Stars: Issei Takahashi, Asuka Shibuya, Moro Morooka, Shunji Fujimura
Votes: 69