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1. Ringu (1998)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Mystery
A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô
Votes: 77,457
2. The Ring Two (2005)
PG-13 | 110 min | Horror, Mystery
6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Sissy Spacek, Simon Baker
Votes: 100,959 | Gross: $76.23M
3. Dark Water (2005)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.
Director: Walter Salles | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth
Votes: 65,369 | Gross: $25.47M
4. Dark Water (2002)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and her 6-year-old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami Mizukawa
Votes: 34,924
5. The Days (2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hao Feng, Nobi Nakanishi, Minae Noji
Votes: 6,482
6. Ring 2 (1999)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Reiko takes Yôichi into hiding when her son begins to display frightening powers. Meanwhile, Mai Takano and the authorities begin a desperate search for them, as the mysterious Ring curse spreads.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Satô, Kyôko Fukada, Fumiyo Kohinata
Votes: 14,717
7. Chatroom (2010)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Five teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Jacob Anderson, Matthew Ashforde, Dorothy Atkinson, Matthew Beard
Votes: 9,592
8. Don't Look Up (2009)
R | 85 min | Horror
Evil spirits released from old celluloid cause a film crew to slowly go insane while in production on a new project.
Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Rachael Murphy, Eli Roth, Ben DiGregorio, Reshad Strik
Votes: 1,743
9. Death Note: L Change the World (2008)
Not Rated | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A spin-out sequel to the popular Japanese thriller. This time it focuses on the character "L."
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Sota Aoyama, Shunji Fujimura, Tatsuya Fujiwara
Votes: 8,789
10. White Lily (2016)
80 min | Drama, Horror
Tokiko, a renowned ceramic artist, and her husband encounter Haruka, a teenage runaway, and take her into their home, where Tokiko teaches her about ceramics.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Rin Asuka, Kaori Yamaguchi, Shôma Machii, Kanako Nishikawa
Votes: 574
11. Usogui (2022)
120 min | Thriller
A brilliant gambler lays down his life as the wager for various games against dangerous opponents.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Yûki Kedôin, Kanata Hongô, Hayato Sano, Ryûsei Yokohama
Votes: 422
12. The Forbidden Play (2023)
110 min | Horror, Thriller
After beloved wife and mother Miyuki tragically dies, her little son chants a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. But something evil is pulsing underground, and a child's pure wish awakens a vengeful monster.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Daiki Shigeoka, Minato Shougaki, Uika First Summer
Votes: 163
13. Satsujinki o kau onna (2019)
82 min | Horror
When Kyoko was a child her stepfather sexually abused her. She took refuge in the world of fantasy and multiple personalities. Kyoko has three flat-mates now one of whom is a lesbian who is... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Rin Asuka, Shin'ya Hamada, Airi Matsuyama, Kenji Mizuhashi
Votes: 328
14. Sadako (2019)
99 min | Horror
A group of people must find out how to stop the newborn deadly curse, which has born and gone viral after a Youtuber accidentally captured a vengeful ghost on camera.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Takashi Tsukamoto, Hiroya Shimizu, Himeka Himejima
Votes: 1,081
15. HBO First Look (1992– )
13 min | Documentary, Short
Behind-the-scenes look at upcoming feature films, featuring interview commentary with their casts and crews.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Matt Damon
Votes: 479
16. Kaidan (2007)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kikunosuke Onoe, Hitomi Kuroki, Mao Inoue, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 1,211
17. Words with Gods (2014)
133 min | Drama
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words ... See full summary »
Directors: Guillermo Arriaga, Hector Babenco, Álex de la Iglesia, Bahman Ghobadi, Amos Gitai, Emir Kusturica, Mira Nair, Hideo Nakata, Warwick Thornton | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Demián Bichir, Richa Chadha, Inma Cuesta
Votes: 476
18. Kuroyuri danchi (2013)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Nursing student Asuka (Atsuko Maeda) has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Atsuko Maeda, Hiroki Narimiya, Ryô Iwamatsu, Masanobu Katsumura
Votes: 1,284
19. Inshite miru: 7-kakan no desu gêmu (2010)
107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Ten people who agree to take the same lucrative "job" find themselves locked in an underground complex and forced to play a murder game for seven days.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kin'ya Kitaôji, Nagisa Katahira, Shinji Takeda, Masanori Ishii
Votes: 1,389
20. Don't Look Up (1996)
Unrated | 74 min | Fantasy, Horror
A filmmaker and crew slowly go insane after being continually haunted by the ghost of a dead actress.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Yûrei Yanagi, Yasuyo Shirashima, Kei Ishibashi, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 646
21. Sore ga Iru Mori (2022)
107 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw "It" and the protagonists' encounter with the mysterious "It".
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Masaki Aiba, Noriko Eguchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hidekazu Mashima
Votes: 90
22. Chaos (2000)
90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A handyman becomes involved in the plot to kidnap a businessman's wife, which goes haywire after her mysterious death.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Ken Mitsuishi, Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani
Votes: 1,564 | Gross: $0.00M
23. Stolen Identity (2018)
116 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After Asami's boyfriend lost his cellphone, she begins to receive unknown credit card payment notification, her social media information is leaked, and she is drawn into an unexpected ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Yûdai Chiba, Ryo Narita, Kei Tanaka
Votes: 642
24. Stigmatized Properties (2020)
111 min | Drama, Horror
Yamame Yamano (Kazuya Kamenashi) is an unpopular comedian. His senior informs him that "...it will air on TV, if you stay at the stigmatized property where a murder took place." That is how... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Nao Honda, Kôji Seto, Shin'ya Arino
Votes: 269
25. L'invité (2000– )
8 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Patrick Simonin, Xavier Lambrechts, Dominique Wolton, Pierre Perret
Votes: 33
26. Himitsu wo motta shônen-tachi (2023)
Drama
Stars: Kaito Satô, Yuno Ohara, Itaru Nishida, Ritsuki Ôhigashi
27. Ghost Theater (I) (2015)
99 min | Horror
Sara, a young actress, is able to land the leading role in big theater play, but soon learns that somebody or something is trying to end the production at all cost, which puts Sara in deadly danger.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Rika Adachi, Toshihito Kokubo, Keita Machida, Haruka Shimazaki
Votes: 400
28. Sadistic and Masochistic (2001)
91 min | Documentary
Documentary on director Masaru Konuma, who dedicated his life to Japanese soft porn, directing more than 47 films in more than three decades and specializing in S&M.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Haruhiko Arai, Hiroshi Hanzawa, Osamu Inoue, Yuko Katagiri
Votes: 58
29. Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names (1998)
83 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: William Alexander, Julie Christie, Nell Dunn, Gerry Fisher
Votes: 13
30. Remote de Korosareru (2020 TV Movie)
46 min | Drama
A mystery centered on remote conversation with six classmates in high school during the period of the coronavirus.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Tsubasa Honda, Mackenyu, Tokio Emoto, Taichi Saotome
Votes: 38
31. Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen (2015 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery
Directors: Katsuyuki Motohiro, Hideo Nakata, Shimako Sato, Takashi Shimizu, Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Tamori, Sadao Abe, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi
Votes: 44
32. Cineficción Radio (2019 Podcast Series)
90 min | Horror
Radio program of the "Cineficción" magazine, devoted to horror and science fiction literature and movies.
Stars: Darío Lavia, Chucho Fernández, Mariana Surra, José Papparelli
33. Tokyo biyori (1997)
121 min | Biography, Drama
This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.
Director: Naoto Takenaka | Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Miho Nakayama, Nobuyoshi Araki, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 310
34. MONSTERZ: Monsutâzu (2014)
112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A battle between a man who can control people with a stare, and the only man he cannot control. When their fate cross, the survival battle begins. The two men with inevitable fate, who will survive ?
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kentez Asaka, Mina Fujii, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satomi Ishihara
Votes: 535
35. The Complex: Prologue (2013– )
24 min | Horror
Naomi Imura, who lived in the Kuroyuri Complex, fell to her death in the property. The police believe it to be suicide, but her brother Yosuke, the only living relative, begins to investigate the truth behind Naomi's death.
Stars: Kanau Tanaka, Tarô Suruga, Emiko Matsuoka, Tomoya Nakamura
Votes: 17
36. Gekijorei karano Syotaijo (2015)
Horror
Anthology of gruesome independent contemporary horror stories.
Stars: Makiko Watanabe, Misato Morita, Anna Iriyama, Nao Furuhata
Votes: 10
37. Kyoufu Shinbun (2020)
Horror
Shizuru Onoda is a second-year college student who lives alone while attending a university in Kyoto. As soon as she started living alone, Shizuru starts to receive horror newspapers ... See full summary »
Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Taiki Satô, Hitomi Kuroki, Yuki Katayama
Votes: 26
38. Stolen Identity 2 (2020)
118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the sequel to the 2018 movie months have passed since the major case involving a serial murderer. The matter has not been resolved it seems because a corpse is uncovered in the vicinity ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Mio Imada, Mai Shiraishi, Ryo Narita, Arata Iura
Votes: 182
39. Gakkô no kaidan F (1997 TV Movie)
72 min | Horror
Directors: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kurume Arisaka, Bengal, Medaka Ikeno, Mitsuo Inokai
Votes: 28
40. Life in Overtime (2018)
125 min | Comedy
Sosuke Tashiro is on an elite career course at a major bank until he is transferred - or rather relegated - to a subsidiary company, where he reaches retirement age.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Hiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki, Ryôko Hirosue, Asami Usuda
Votes: 171
41. Last Scene (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
(Japanese with English subtitles) In the year 2000, after being retired for a while, an old time actor is cast in a low-budget film. However, he realizes how the soulless, assembly-line ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yumi Asô, Kumiko Asô, Johny Yoshinaga
Votes: 166
42. Garasu no nô (1999)
100 min | Drama, Romance
"Wake up! I'm a Prince!" 'Sleeping Bride' or 'Glass Brain' is teenage love-story of a girl who sleeps for 17 years, her only hope, a young boy...
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Lisa Gotô, Hiroki Kohara, Takaaki Enoki, Yûko Natori
Votes: 210
43. Out (I)
Crime | Announced
Four women who work the night shift in a mid-western sandwich factory find their lives twisted beyond repair when one of them kills her abusive husband and the others conspire to dispose of the body.
Director: Hideo Nakata
44. Gore from Outer Space (2001)
85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A woman is sent to execution for the murder of her daughter, who she believes is kidnapped. When she tells her story to a nun, we learn her story through a series of encounters with a ... See full summary »
Director: Hirohisa Sasaki | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Sadao Abe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tomomi Kuribayashi
Votes: 116
45. Curse, Death & Spirit (1992 Video)
65 min | Horror
This is a series of three short supernatural-themed movies. The first tells the story of a teen girl who dreams of haunted doll. In the second movie, a widowed mother brings her children to... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kyôko Enami, Michiko Hada, Maiko Kawakami, Yumi Nakamura
Votes: 203
47. Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (2007– )
Mystery
Stars: Chisun, Moeki Tsuruoka, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Naoki Tanaka
Votes: 17
48. The Suicide Forest
Action, Thriller | Announced
An American in Japan recruits the help of a ranger to guide him through a forested area where the spirits of suicide victims haunt the living.
Director: Hideo Nakata
50. Hariuddo kantoku-gaku nyûmon (2009)
76 min | Documentary
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Noah Behar, Gabriel Beristain, Mike Epley, Takashige Ichise
Votes: 7