Anybody know any good asian horror and would recommend one? I've seen Ringu, I've seen The Eye, I love asian horror, but I'm not too crazy about the sadako/grude long hair ghost stories. Looking for the more creative asian horror out there.
Please post your favorite asian horror films or ones you would recommend, It would go appreciated and I'll look in to them.
What are your favorites and why? :cheers:
Hausu because it's weird and crazy.
I enjoyed "Saimin" or "Hypnosis" though the voiceover in this trailer is terrible.
The Hypnotist (aka Hypnosis) Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3VVcTcU9nQ#ws)
I love THE EBOLA SYNDROME and THE UNTOLD STORY.
BATTLE ROYALE is great too.
I really liked this one. Weird as can be but also very spooky.
Noroi:The Curse Full Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilHmpETJgZ0#ws)
I could recommend Takeshi Kitano's Brother (2000) - while not a horror film, it is gory, very violent and oddly enough very funny. Sample dialogue:
TK: What a dirty old bag.
Underling: I'm sorry, we were busy collecting the money.
Underling: "They want me to kill you. You're a pain in their ass." :bouncegiggle:
Mobster makes a comment about "[expletive deleted] Japs".
TK [shoots him dead] "I understand [expletive deleted] Jap, a***ole!" :buggedout: :teddyr:
TK's men meet his girlfriend:
Underling: "Can't tell if she's pretty or ugly."
TK [goes for his pistol] "WTF?"
:buggedout: :teddyr:
One Word and one name...Audition and Takashi Miike.
Also enjoyed stuff like Uzumaki, where everything that happens is based on a Spiral.
It's based on a Manga by Junji Ito, who did all kinds of weird and creepy horror stories.
Noroi is also really creepy at times (the one Jack posted) and I would have recommended the Ju-On movies, but you said yourself that you're not that into the whole Grudge/Ringu-Stuff. Maybe check out the Ju-On Curse movies which were before the Grudge-movies.
Besides that I can't really think of any good ones...I'm more the Asian Action/Thriller kinda guy.
There was a movie called Kakashi (jap. for Scarecrow) which was alright I think and people seemed to like the japanese originals for Pulse and Dark Water even though they were not for me.
Quote from: retrorussell on March 14, 2014, 03:42:51 AM
I love THE EBOLA SYNDROME and THE UNTOLD STORY.
I was coming here to post Ebola/Untold Story. I watched both of these recently and not only are they incredibly OTT in terms of violence/sex but are hilarious and have awesome pacing.
Others
Suicide Club-Crazy movie that showcases a wild sense of humor along with crazy violent set pieces and musical numbers.
Memories of Murder-Ok this is strictly a thriller but it's one of the best examples of Asian genre film making that I can think of. Riveting Zodiac like thriller before Zodiac even came out.
Chan Wook Park-Vengeance Trilogy-Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Three looks at revenge from one of South Korea's foremost directors. Oldboy may be the most popular korean film ever made and a quick comparison between it and it's terrible recent remake will show you why.
I'll add some more if I think of them but I have really not seen that much in the asian horror category. It's a good time to check them out though because titles like Ebola Syndrome which would be difficult/impossible to find on store shelves here are freely available on youtube.
I remembered another really good one. It's also from Takashi Miike and it's a mixture of a yakuza movie and a horror film...GOZU
Jigoku (1960)
House (1977) - I see is has already been suggested under it's Japanese name
Kwaidan (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
Haven't seen it in years, but Virus (1980) caused me some very chilling thoughts when I watched it as a teenager.
I'll also recommend Gantz for weirdness, but I wouldn't call it horror.
Try THE DEMON'S BABY. Here are my comments from 2003:
http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,32298.0.html (http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,32298.0.html)
I wouldn't necessarily classify it as horror but you can always try I Saw The Devil (2010).
Another option if I remember correctly is Blood Rain (2005). Been awhile since I have seen it but more murder mystery/crime along with I Saw The Devil.
If you are into monster or killer animal movies try Chawz (2009) it is a nice killer pig movie though more of a black comedy then horror.
If you want a ghost story but not the typical try R-Point (2004).
Thanks for the suggestions, keep them coming :cheers:
I have seen some of the ones mentioned. Will be checking out the rest.
After I wrote this thread I went off to watch Ju On (asian The Grudge) and honestly, it was very very very very mild. Did not find it to be creepy or scary. I kind of left saying to myself.. "Man It takes more than pale makeup to freak me out I guess...) Looking for something a bit more original I guess. :D
I recently saw one called Dream Home that was really good
(http://chinesemov.com/images/actors/josie-ho-2.jpg)
not supernatural type though. very gory
If you want a fun cheesy monster movie then Sector 7 is pretty good.
Quote from: Andrew on March 14, 2014, 11:18:23 AM
Haven't seen it in years, but Virus (1980) caused me some very chilling thoughts when I watched it as a teenager.
Same here. :buggedout:
Quote from: Trevor on March 17, 2014, 02:45:36 AM
Quote from: Andrew on March 14, 2014, 11:18:23 AM
Haven't seen it in years, but Virus (1980) caused me some very chilling thoughts when I watched it as a teenager.
Same here. :buggedout:
Here are my comments from 2005. The title of the post is VIRUS: AN ALL-STAR FIASCO
http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,95954.0.html (http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,95954.0.html)
Kairo
Audition (1999).
Japanese psychological horror movie that starts out quite innocently and becomes very demented and disturbed towards the end. Do not read about it, do not read the plot, do not read any spoilers, just watch it while knowing as little about it as possible. I think you will enjoy this one.
Saimin aka Hypnosis aka The Hypnotist (1999).
Another Japanese horror movie, but with less of an edge as it stars two JPOP idols. Still very peculiar in that weird Japanese way. People are dying and committing suicide in bizarre ways and the detective suspects that a hypnotist is making them do it.
The Heirloom (2005).
A good but somewhat depressing supernatural thriller from Taiwan, produced by HK media company Mei Ah. It revolves around the old Asian practice of using a stillborn child or aborted foetus as a black magic charm.
Angel Dust (1994).
An arthouse psychological thriller from Japan. It is slow, strange, and requires careful watching. Not exactly scary, either. But it's quite rewarding if you follow the plot through, and think about what it all means at the end. You can see the whole thing on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_znk0jJpaXY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_znk0jJpaXY)
Hong Kong cinema doesn't really do 'horror' in the traditional sense. The more violent horror type movies were made in the 80's and 90's and are thus filmed in that somewhat campy HK style. In the last ten years, there has been something of a revival of supernatural thrllers, but they are, by and large, more slow and depressing that directly scary. I find Japanese suspense movies like Audition to be much more scary.
Quote from: Archivist on March 18, 2014, 10:40:02 PM
Audition (1999).
Japanese psychological horror movie that starts out quite innocently and becomes very demented and disturbed towards the end. Do not read about it, do not read the plot, do not read any spoilers, just watch it while knowing as little about it as possible. I think you will enjoy this one.
Excellent movie. It's in my collection, but I haven't watched it in several years.