Chronological Table of Japanese Horror Movies
| Year | Incident |
| 1895. |
The Lumiere brothers' first public screening in Paris, France
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| 1896. |
first public screening in Japan (Kobe).
Georges Melies' horror "Le manoir du diable" (France)
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| 1897. |
Bram Stoker's novel "Deacula"
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| 1898. |
Oldest japanese horror movies??? It is said Asano Shirou made short horror movies called "Beke jizou" and "Shinin no sosei". According to Mr. Irie Yoshirou's "Saiko no nihon eiga ni tsuite: Konishi honten seisaku no katsudou shasin (trans. About the Oldest japanese movie: Motion pictures produced by Konishi honten"), there is no positive proof except the reminiscences of the persons concerned after forty years. "Evocation spirite" (France)
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| 1899. |
first show of japanese films in Tokyo. "Momiji-gari" an oldest film an oldest film of japanese exist films was shot. |
| 1900. | San'yuutei Enchou I died. |
| 1901. | . |
| 1902. | . |
| 1903. |
Asakusa denki-kan a japanese first movie theater opened.
"Le monstre" (France)
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| 1904. |
Russo-Japanese War opened. a film company Yoshizawa shouten was founded. Lafcadio Hearn's "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" is published in USA. |
| 1905. | . |
| 1906. |
a film company M. Patha shoukai was founded. "Les quatre cents fraces du diable" (France)
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| 1907. | . |
| 1908. | a film company Yokota shoukai was founded. |
| 1909. |
"Le locataire diabolique" (France)
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| 1910. |
Halley's Comet came. a film company Fukuhoudou was founded.
Japanese Horror Movies began to show Yanagita Kunio's "Toono monogatari" is published.
"Frankenstein" (USA)
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| 1911. | . |
| 1912. | Yoshizawa shouten, M. Pathe shoukai, Yokota shoukai & Fukuhoudou was merged into a film companyNippon katsudou shashin kabushiki gaisha (Japan Motion Picture Co. Ltd.), commonly called Nikkatsu. |
| 1913. |
a film company Komatsu shoukai was founded.
"The Student of Prague" (Germany)
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| 1914. |
WWI broke out. a film company Tennenshoku katsudou shashin kabusiki gaisha (Colored Motion Picture Co. Ltd.), commonly called Tenkatsu, was founded. |
| 1915. | . |
| 1916. | a film company Kobayashi shoukai was founded. |
| 1917. | "Nabeshima kaibyou" |
| 1918. | . |
| 1919. |
"Kinema Junpou" a film magazibe started. Kobayashi shoukai purchased Tenkatsu, and founded Kokusai Katsuei kabushiki gaisha (International Motion Picture Co. Ltd.), commonly called Kokkatsu.
Expressionism horror "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (Germany)
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| 1920. |
Shouchiku, Taishou katsudou shashin kabushiki gaisha (Taisho Motion Picture Co. Ltd.), commonly called Taikatsu, and Teikoku kinema engei kabushiki gaisha (Imperial Cinema Entertainment Co. Ltd.), commonly called Teikine were founded. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (USA)
"The Golem: How He Came into the World", "Genuine" (Germany) |
| 1921. |
Makino kyouiku eiga (Makino Educational Film) was founded. "Jasei no in" (written by Tanizaki Jun'ichirou). |
| 1922. |
"Nosferatu", "Dr. Mabuse the Gambler" (Germany)
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| 1923. |
Great Kantou earthquake Toua kinema (later Toukatsu) was founded. "Weird Tales"-zine started.
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| 1924. |
"Kinema Junpou"-zine started the vote for Top 10. "The Phantom of the Opera" (USA), "The Hands of Orlac" (Germany = Austria)
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| 1925. |
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| 1926. |
Onoe Matsunosuke died. "Kyouren no onna shishou (THE PASSION OF A WOMAN TEACHER)" |
| 1927. |
"Metropolis" (Germany)
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| 1928. |
Kawai Puroduction (later Kawai eiga seisakusha, Daito eiga) was founded.
"Alraune" (Germany)
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| 1929. | Makino Shouzou died. |
| 1930. | A craze for Ero[tic]-Gro[tesque]-Nonsense. |
| 1931. |
Great Depression spread all over the world.
Shouchiku made a japanese first talking picture "Madamu to nyoubou".
Universal Monsters "Dracula", "Frankenstein" (USA)
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (USA) |
| 1932. |
"Freaks", "The Mummy" (USA)
"Vampyr" (France-Germany) |
| 1933. |
PCL and JO film companies opened. "King Kong", "Island of Lost Souls", "The Invisible Man" (USA)
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| 1934. | . |
| 1935. |
"Tokai no kaii 7 ji 03 pun"
"Bride of Frankenstein" (USA)
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| 1936. |
February 26 Incident happened. Abe Sada case occured. (Sada killed her lover and cut off his pennis).
"Le Golem" (France)
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| 1937. |
Toho film company founded.
H. P.Lovecraft died. (USA)
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| 1938. | Tsuyama massacre occured. (A young man massacred thity villagers in Okayama) |
| 1939. | . |
| 1940. |
"The Mummy's Hand" (USA)
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| 1941. |
Pacific War (WWII) started. Japanese horror movies vanished during the war.
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", "The Wolfman" (USA)
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| 1942. |
Daiei film company founded.
"Cat People", "I Married a Witch" (USA)
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| 1943. |
"I Walked with a Zombie" (USA)
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| 1944. | . |
| 1945. |
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and then the war ended.
"Dead of Night" (UK)
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| 1946. | Kasutori magazine (characterized by erotic and grotesque) were in fashion. |
| 1947. | Shin-Toho film company founded. |
| 1948. |
Big labor dispute happened at Kinuta studio of Toho. Teigin case occured. (An unidentified murderer who disguised as a public servant of Ministry of Health and Welfare poisoned twelve bank clerks. The police made a false charge against Hirasawa Tadamichi a painter, and he died in prison 1987.)
"Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" (USA)
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| 1949. | Japanese horror movies revived. "Niji-otoko", "Toumei ningen arawaru", "Hakuhatsuki", "Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan". |
| 1950. |
Kindai Eiga Kyoukai film production founded. "RASHOMON" |
| 1951. |
Toei film company founded. "RASHOMON" won 'Leone d’Oro' at Venice Film Festival.
"The Thing from Another World" (USA)
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| 1952. | "RASHOMON" won 'Academy Honorary Award' at 24th Academy Awards. |
| 1953. |
Nikkatsu film company refounded. "UGETSU" won 'Leone d'Argento' at Venice Film Festival. "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "House of Wax" (USA)
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| 1954. |
Birth of kaijuu eiga" GODZILLA".
"Toumei Ningen (THE INVISIBLE MAN)" "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Them!" (USA)
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| 1955. |
'Taiyou-zoku' boom (trans literally. Sun-clan, means wild youth, named from Ishihara Shintarou's novel "Taiyou no kisestu")
Ookura Mitsugu a showman was installed as president of Shin-Toho company. TV "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (USA)
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| 1956. |
First color special effect movie "Haku fujin no youren (MADAME WHITE SNAKE)". "Godzilla King of the Monster" an alternation verison of "GODZILLA" was released in USA. A.I.P founded.
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (USA) |
| 1957. |
Shin-Toho presented many erotic and grotesque movies. "Kenpei to barabara shibijin", "Youjasou no maou" "Toumei ningen to Hae-otoko", "Kaidan Honsho 7 fushigi", "Byakuya no youjo"
Ed Gein was arrested.
Hammer Film Productions "The Curse of Frankenstein" (UK)
"I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" (USA) |
| 1958. |
Japanese fitst feature animated movie "Hakuja den"
"Bijo to Ekitai-ningen (THE H-MAN)", "Bourei kaibyou yashiki (MANSION OF THE GHOST CAT)", "Kenpei to yuurei"
"Dracula" (UK)
"The Fly" (USA) |
| 1959. |
"Toukaidou Yotsuya kaidan (YOTSUYA GHOST STORY)", "Onna kyuuketsuki", "Ama no bakemono yashikiI", "99 hon me no kimusume"
TV "The Twilight Zone" strated.
"House on Haunted Hill", "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (USA) |
| 1960. |
French New Wave had a great influence on japanese filmmakers. Young directors of Shochiku, example for Ooshima Nagisa, Shinoda Masahiro and Yoshida Kijuu, are called 'Shouchiku Nouvelle'. Second Toei (a.k.a. New Toei) film company opened. Mizuki Shigeru's horror comic "Hakaba Kitarou" started.
"Gas-ningen dai 1 gou (THE HUMAN VAPOR)", "Densou ningen (SECRET OF THE TELEGIAN)", "Kaidan Kasanegafuchi", "Jigoku (HELL)", "Hanayome Kyuuketsuma"
"Psycho", "House of Usher" (USA)
"The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll" (UK) "Eyes Without a Face", "Blood and Roses" (France) |
| 1961. |
Ookura kaidan started. "Okinawa kaidan: Sakazuri yuurei / China kaidan: Shikan yaburi"
"The Innocents", "The Curse of the Werewolf" (UK)
"The Pit and the Pendulum" (USA) |
| 1962. |
Mifune Production, Ishihara Production, Mushi Production and ATG founded.
"Carnival of Souls", "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (USA)
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| 1963. |
Tsuburaya Production founded.
"Matango (THE ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE)"
Enter Herschell Gordon Lewis "Blood Feast"
"The Haunting", "The Birds", "The Haunted Palace", "The Raven", TV "The Outer Limits" (USA) |
| 1964. |
1964 Summer Olympics was held in Tokyo. It brought he spread of television.
Japanese horror movies were highly regarded around the world. "Garo" a counterculture comic magazine started. Shirato Sanpei's "Kamui den", Mizuki Shigeru's "Kitarou yawa", etc, were appeared serially.
Horror comedy shows on USA TV. "The Munsters", "Bewitched", "The Addams Family"
"The Masque of the Red Death", "Two Thousand Maniacs!" (USA) |
| 1965. |
"Yotsuya kaidan", "Frankenstein tai chitei kaijuu Baragon (FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD)", "GAMMERA THE INVINCIBLE", "Kaidan semushi otoko"
"Die, Monster, Die!" (USA)
"Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" (UK) "Planet of the Vampires" (italy) |
| 1966. |
Here comes the Beatles to japan!
Special Effec TV Shows Umezu Kazuo began to contribute horror comics to a girl's cimic magazine "Shoujo Friend".
"Daimajin (MAJIN, MONSTER OF TERROR)", "Kaitei daisensou (WATER CYBORG)", "Ougon Bat", "Kairyuu daikessen (THE MAGIC SERPENT)"
TV "Dark Shadows" (USA)
"The Reptile", "The Plague of the Zombies" (UK) "Kill, Baby, Kill" (Italy) |
| 1967. |
Oobayashi Nobuhiko showed respect for horror movies (especially European horror, for example, Hammer film, Mario Bava and Roger Vadim) in his independent 8mm film "Emotion". (In japanese independent film scene, Oomori Kazuki, Kitazato Uichirou, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Tezuka Makotofollowed)
"The Fearless Vampire Killers" (UK, USA) "Torture Garden" (UK) |
| 1968. |
Kim Hyi-ro case (as it were, japanese 'Dog Day Afternoon'), Nagayama Norio case (a.k.a. Serial pistol [killer] case) and 300 million yen robbery occured.
Yokai boom. "Kyuuketsuki Gokemidoro (GOKE BODY-SNATCHER)", "Yabu no naka no kuroneko (THE BLACK CAT)", "Botan dourou", "Hebi-musume to Hakuhatsu-ma", "Ganma dai 3 gou: Uchuu daisakusen (THE GREEN SLIME)", TV "Kaiki daisakusen", TV "Vampire", TV "Youkai ningen Bemu"
"Night of the Living Dead", "Rosemary's Baby" (USA)
"Dracula Has Risen from the Grave" (UK) "Histoires extraordinaires" (France, Italy) |
| 1969. |
"Kyoufu kikei ningen (HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN)", TV "Kaiki roman gekijou"
Sharon Tate was murdered by Charles Manson's Family.
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| 1970. |
Tsuburaya Eiji died. "Chi wo suu ningyou (VAMPIRE DOLL)", TV "Nippon kaidan gekijou"
New World Pictures founded.
"House of Dark Shadows" (USA) |
| 1971. |
Ookubo Kiyoshi case (Ookubo raped and killed eight women one after another) Daiei went bankrupt. Nikkatsu began to make X-rated erotic movies. "Chi wo suu me (LAKE OF DRACULA)"
Colin Wilson published the book "The Occult: A History".
"Willard", "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" (USA), "Daughters of Darkness" (Belgium) |
| 1972. |
A radical left student activism group Rengou Sekigun (United Red Army) committed Asama mountain cottage incident. It is relayed live and the audience rating when hostages were rescued from cottage reached over 90 percent. Nagai Gou's "Devilman" and Hagio Moto's girls vampire comic "Poe no ichizoku" started.
"Blacula", "The Gore Gore Girls" (USA)
"Dr. Phibes Rises Again" (UK) |
| 1973. |
Great hit of "The Exorcist" around the world.
Occult boom in the aftermath of "The Exorcist"Tsunoda Jirou's comic "Ushiro no hyakutarou", "Bourei gakkyuu" and "Kyoufu shinbun" started. "Anata no shiranai sekai" strated. It was a segment on talk show "Ohiru no wide show", the spiritual stories which was contributed by the audiences made short movies. Gotou Ben's book "Nostradamus no daiyogen" became best seller. Toho made a same title film of it next year. "Onna jigoku: Mori wa nureta" was pur under a ban for radical violent description. TV "Kyoufu gekijou Unbalance" was be broadcasted after it had been kept from publication three years.
"Nippon youkai den: Satori" (independent)
Festival international du film fantastique d'Avoriaz started. Spielberg's "Duel" won first grand prix.
"The Legend of Hell House", "Sssssss" (USA) |
| 1974. |
Uri Geller came to Japan. spoon bending was the vogue.
Yamamoto Shin'ya made a porno movie titled "Occult Sex".On the other hands, Toho made old style monster movies, "Chi wo suu bara (EVIL OF DRACULA)" and "Ookami no monshou".
Imitation of "The Exorcist" flooded the world. "Beyond the Door" (italy), "Beyond the Darkness" (West Germany)
"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", "Young Frankenstein", "It's Alive", "Phantom of the Paradise", "Dark Star", TV "Killdozer" (USA) |
| 1975. |
The profit of foreign films first exceeded domestic film's because of the great hits of "The Towering Inferno" and "Jaws". Toho and Toei made japanese disaster movies, including "Super-Express 109", to have the same success as he "Airport 1975" and "The Towering Inferno". A musical "The Rocky Horror Show" toured Japan.
"Kaibyou toruko-buro", "Wolf Guy: Moero ookami otoko"
"Jaws", "Race with the Devil", "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" (USA)
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (UK) "Shivers" (Canada), "Salo" (Italy) |
| 1976. |
"Soul Dracula" was a great hit in japanese discotheques. It was a horror dance tune prior to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and perfoemed by French group called 'Hot Blood'. After this success, they released similar tunes, for example, "Baby Frankie Stein", "Terror on the Dance Floor". "Youba"
"The Omen", "Carrie", "Burnt Offerings" (USA) "Death Weekend" (Canada) |
| 1977. |
"Star Wars" was a record-breaking hit all over the world.
Toho took advantage of the success of "Star Wars" produced and released similar sci-fi movie "Wakusei daisensou" soon.
japanese occult movies. Oobayashi Nobuhiko an independent filmmaker made his first feature film "House" at a major studio Toho. Kadokawa publishing company started filmmaking business. First film "Inugami-ke no ichizoku" was a great hit. TV Asahi started telemovie show "Doyou wide gekijou". Sub culture/Anime magazine "Out" started. Pia [independent] Film Festival (PFF) started. It is producing many hoor directors, for example, Morita Yoshimitsu, Tezuka Makoto, Matsui Yoshihiko, Yamakawa Naoto, Iida Jouji, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Rijuu Gou, Matsuura Jouji, Yoshimura Genki, Shiota Akihiko, Komatsu Takashi, Sono Shion, Suzuki Takuji, Tsukamoto Shin'ya, Yaguchi Shinobu, Nakamura Yoshihiro, Kumazawa Naoto, Toyoshima Keisuke, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, Furusawa Ken, Shiraishi Kouji, etc...
"Suspiria" (Italy), "Rabid" (Canada)
"Exorcist II: The Heretic", "Eaten Alive", "Audrey Rose", "The Car", "The Hills Have Eyes", "Martin", "Eraserhead" (USA) |
| 1978. |
"Star Wars" struck Japan. Toei released "Message from Space", and also "Starlog"-zine japanese edition started. Ooshima Nagisa made French film "L'EMPIRE DE LA PASSION". Fuji TV started "Nichiyou kyoufu series".
Sundance Film Festival started.
"Dawn of the Dead", "Halloween", "Piranha", "The Fury", "Day of the Woman (a.k.a. I Spit on Your Grave)" (USA) |
| 1979. |
Umekawa Akiyoshi took many hostages at Mitsubishi Bank in Osaka alone. An occult magazine "Mu" started.
"Jigoku"
"Alien", "Dracula", "Love at First Bite", "The Amityville Horror", "Phantasm", "The Driller Killer", TV"Salem's Lot" (USA)
"Zombi 2" (Italy) "Legend of the Mountain" (Hong Kong) |
| 1980. |
Cinema Placette (president Arato Genjirou)" put on the film Zigeunerweisen" at their own temporary movie theater in front of Tokyo tower and it was a great success. "Utahime makai wo yuku" (independent)
Splatter boom "Friday the 13th"
"The Shining", "The Elephant Man", "The Fog", "Dressed to Kill", "Resurrection", "Motel Hell", "The Exterminator" (USA) |
| 1981. |
Kurimoto Kaoru started to write "Makai suikoden". It is one of japanese Cthulhu mythos though it isn't first. After then, Cthulhu mythos spread popularly over Japan. "Makai tenshou (SAMURAI REINCARNATION)", "Kura no naka", "Nerawareta gakuen", "Kagerouza", "Mashou no natsu" Young Independent filmmakers including "Tezuka Makoto" made short horro movies for a TV show "Ochanoko hakase no Horror Theater".
Golden Raspberry Award started.
"Dead & Buried", "The Howling", "An American Werewolf in London", "The Evil Dead" (USA) |
| 1982. |
Hasegawa Kazuhiko founded a movie company "Director's Company" with eight young directors, including Oomori Kazuki, Ikeda Toshiharu, Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Kikuchi Hideyuki a horror novelist published his maiden work "Makai toshi Shinjuku". Weekly comic magazine "Young Jump" started independent film festival. "Hellywood", "Kaiidan: Ikitewiru Koheiji", TV"Kawaii akuma"
Musical "Little Shop of Horrors" started.
"The Terminator", "The Thing", "Poltergeist", "Creepshow" (USA) |
| 1983. |
Terayama Shuuji made a horror movie "Kusa meikyuu" for a French ominivas film. Spanish-Japanese horror "LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA" "Genma taisen" (animation), "Ushimitsu no mura", TV"Reibyou densetsu"
"Twilight Zone: The Movie", "The Dead Zone", "The Keep", "Basket Case", "Christine", "Something Wicked This Way Comes", "The Hunger", TV "Tales from the Darkside" (USA) "Videodrome" (Canada) |
| 1984. |
Hayakawa Hikari's independent horror movie "Agi: Kijin no ikari" put on the movie theter. Nikkatsu 'Roman X' started and released first film "Hako no naka no onna". Satomi 8 ken den (LEGEND OF EIGHT SAMURAI)", Saraba hakobune", "Ningyo densetsu", "Gojira (GODZILLA 1985)"
"A Nightmare on Elm Street", "Ghostbusters", "Gremlins", "Frankenweenie", "The Toxic Avenger" (USA)
"The Company of Wolves" (UK) "Death Warmed Up" (New Zealand) |
| 1985. |
Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival started (in Tokyo International Film Festival). It was organized on the model of Festival international du film fantastique d'Avoriaz. Quarterly fuim magazine "Lumiere" (edited by Hasumi Shigehiko the president of the University of Tokyo 1997 - 2001) started.
Horror video movies began to be released "Vampire Hunter D" (animation)
"Re-Animator", "Fright Night", "Day of the Dead", "The Return of the Living Dead", "Lifeforce" (USA)
"Mr. Vampire" (Hong Kong) |
| 1986. |
Nikkatsu released japanese splatter (and erotic) movies "Shojo no harawata (ENTRAILS OF A VIRGIN)", "Bijo no harawata (ENTRAILS OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN) Yamagishi Ryouko published a scary spiritual horror comic "Watashi no ningyou wa yoi ningyou". "Purusian Blue no shouzou", video "Youkai tengoku", video "Guzoo", video Momoko Wonderland: Strange house, video "Daikanyama Wonderland Horror"
"Aliens", "The Fly", "The Hitcher", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", "Big Trouble in Little China", "Highlander", "From Beyond" (USA)
"Gothic" (UK) |
| 1987. |
"Hyouryuu kyoushitsu (THE DRIFTING CLASSROOM)", "Boukou honban", "Youjuu toshi (WICKED CITY)"(animation), animated video movies "DEvilman tanjou-hen" and Choushin densetsu: Urotsuki douji (UROTSUKIDOJI)"
"Predator", "RoboCop", "Evil Dead II", "Angel Heart", "Near Dark", "The Lost Boys", "The Witches of Eastwick", "Dolls", "Prince of Darkness" (USA)
"Hellraiser" (UK) "A Chinese Ghost Story" (Hong Kong) "Bad Taste" (New Zealand) |
| 1988. |
Tsutsumi Kouji and Ichise Takashige who were in their twenties produced a high budget movie "Teito monogatari (DOOMED MEGALOPOLICE)" and It was a big success. Ichise was entrusted with "Kujakuou" which was a joint production of Japanese and Chinese film companies as SFX producer. A video movie "Psychic Vision: Jaganrei" was released. It is said the origin of J horror and also fake documentary (similar to "The Blair Witch Project"). "Shiryou no wana (EVIL DEAD TRAP), video movies "GUINEA PIG: MERMAID IN A MANHOLE", "GUINEA PIG: ANDROID OF NOTRE DAME" and "Akai houkokusho: Senkestu no tenshi (RED ACCOUNT: MY BLOODY ANGEL)", independent movie "Tsuitou no zawameki" "Door", "Dogura magura"
"Beetlejuice", "Child's Play", "The Seventh Sign", "Maniac Cop" (USA)
"Zombi 3" (Italy) |
| 1989. |
Miyazaki Tsutomu was arrested. He was a serial killer and all victim are little girls. He had a large number of anime and tokusatsu videos, therefore many otaku were treated with disdain. Tanba Tetsurou an international japanese actor made the spritual movie "Daireikai". Dick Smith an American special makeup artist and an Academy Award winner was commissioned to make up for "Sweethome". Fuji TV released "Kimyouna dekigoto" which is the forerunner of "Yo nimo kimyouna monogatari". Toei began to release the video movie series called 'V cinema'. "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" was favorably received all over the world. "Teito taisen", "Battle Heater", "Mangetsu no kuchizuke", "Abunai hanashi", video "Lucky Sky Diamond"
"The Exorcist III" (USA)
"Santa Sangre" (Mexico) |
| 1990. |
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival started. Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Prize started. Kihara Hirokatsu & Nakayama Ichirou published "Shin mimi-bukuro: Anata no tonari no kowai hanashi". After being out of pront, it was printed a new edition in 1998. "Ultra Q the Movie: Hoshi no densetsu", "Daireikai 2", "Maria no ibukuro", "Youkai tengoku: Ghost Hero", video "Nagai Gou no kowai zone: Senki
"Edward Scissorhands", "Arachnophobia", "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" (USA)
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| 1991. |
Spiritual horror "Hontoni atta kowai hanashi (SCARY TRUE STORIES)" series started. Independent short film contest called "Ebi-ten" started on TV. (and closed within the year).
"Hiruko: Youkai Hunter (HIRUKO THE GOBLIN)", "Kamitsukitai", "Zeiram", "Choushojo Reiko", "World Apartment Horror", "Pinocchio 964", video "Mikadoroid (ROBOKILL BENEATH DISCOCLUB LAYLA)」「Battle Girl: (LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY)」/TV「kaiki senya ichiya monogatari"
"The Silence of the Lambs", "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", "The Addams Family", "Poison" (USA)
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| 1992. |
Psycho guy appered on TV Sano Shirou rose to fame as an eccentric actor because he played the role of a psycho guy Fuyuhiko-san ( played) In TV "Zutto anata ga sukidatta". He also appeared in "Insmus wo oou kage" this year. Shiraishi Kayoko started the reading performance of 100 ghost stories. "Otogirisou" a horror game for Play Station II was a great success. "ALL NIGHT LONG", "Jigoku no keibiin", "TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER", video "Inagawa Junji - Kaiki shinrei jitsuwa: Kooritsuku byoutou", video "Inagawa Junji no Pandora no hako", video "Jissouji Akio no fushigi-kan", "Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi", "Maka" Fushigi suspense", TV "Night Head", TV"Hontouni atta kowai hanashi (CURSE, DEATH & SPIRIT)" and animated erotic movie "LA BLUE GIRL"
"Reservoir Dogs", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "The Resurrected" (USA)
"Braindead" (New Zealand) |
| 1993. |
Inagawa Junji started "Mystery Night" a reading performance of ghost stories.
video "Youjo densetsu Siren"
"Army of Darkness", "Addams Family Values", "The Nightmare Before Christmas", TV "The X-Files" (USA)
"The Untold Story" (Hong Kong) |
| 1994. |
Kaneko Shuusuke made an American horror movie "Necronomicon". Japan Horror Novels Grand Prize started. "Chuushingura gaiden: Yotsuya kaidan (CREST OF BETRAYAL)", "Kowagaru hitobito", "Night Head (the movie)", "Zeiram 2", video "Senritsu no Mu taiken", "Injuu gakuen (live action version)", TV "Gakkou no kaidan"
"Interview with the Vampire", "Ed Wood", "The Crow", "In the Mouth of Madness" (USA)
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| 1995. |
Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway occured by Aum Shinrikyo.
School Horror boom "GAMERA: THE GURDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE", Gojira vs Desutoroia", video "All Night Long 2", TV "Ring", TV "Sashou Taeko saigo no jiken", TV "Mokuyou no kaidan (Kaiki club)"
"Species", "Mortal Kombat" (USA)
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| 1996. |
"Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise" an animation was a great hit. TV show "Tokumei Reserch 200X" started. It was semi-drama documentary and examiners whom actors/actresses played investigated matters, mostly paranormal phenomena. "Joyuu rei (DON'T LOOK UP)" was released. It is a sign of coming J horror fever. Capcom released a horror game "Resident Evil". Nakano Takao's "Nyotai uzumaki chitai (SPIRAL ZONE)" won grand prix in Lille Trash Film Festival 1996 "Gakkou no kaidan 2", "Jigokudou reikai tsuushin", "Gamera 2: Region shuurai (GAMERA 2: ADVENT OF LEGION)", "Eko Eko Azarak II", "Yabu no naka」「Kogal kui: Osaka terekura hen", video "Megyaku (SPLATTER: NAKED BLOOD)", "Gokudou sengokushi: Fudou (Fudoh: The New Generation)", "Senrei (BAPTISM OF BLOOD)", "Door III", video "Norowareta bijotachi: Akuryou kaidan", video "Bourei gakkyuu (A HAUNTED SCHOOL)", video "Kuchisake-onna", video "Kyoufu shinbun", video "Shinrei", video "All Night Long 3"
"Scream", "From Dusk till Dawn" (USA)
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| 1997. |
Sakakibara Seito case occured in Kobe. This case had serious effect on japanese horror culture, for example, TV "Eko Eko Azarak" has been suspended temporarily. "Kwai" a quarterly magazine about japanese monsters started. "Parasite Eve", "Gakkou no kaidan 3", "Cure", "Kokkuri」「Perfect Blue」「Shikiyoku kaidan: Edo no inrei", TV "Gensou Midnight"
"Alien Resurrection", "Starship Troopers", "The Devil's Advocate", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Mimic", TV"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (USA)
"Cube" (Canada) |
| 1998. |
J horror fever Great success of "Ring (Ringu)" and "Rasen" led J horror fever both at home and abroad. Indie's Movie Festival started. Kitamura Ryuuhei's "Down to Hell" won grand prix. "Eko Eko Azarak III", "Shinsei Toilet no Hanako-san"
"Godzilla", "Blade", "Urban Legend" (USA)
"Whispering Corridors" (South Korea) |
| 1999. |
Nostradamus Prophecy's the Great King of horror never come from the sky. Both "Pokemon: The First Movie" and "Digimon: The Movie" placed among the top ten in USA box office. It was an entirely new experience for japanese movies. ("Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" followed the next year).
Itou Junji "Hontoni atta kowai hanashi" revived on TV.
OVA"Honto ni atta! Noroi no Video" series started.
"Eiga hihou"-zine started.
"The Blair Witch Project", "The Sixth Sense", "Sleepy Hollow" (USA)
"The Ring Virus" (South Korea) |
| 2000. |
Birth of "the Grudge" video movies "Ju-On", "Ju-On 2"was released. A member of Democratic Party of Japan accused the film "Battle Royale" of harm for young people. But it showed uneventfully and it was a record-breaking hit. Omega Project released "Itou Junji kyoufu collection" via the internet. "Anoter Heaven", "Ring 0: Birthday", "Isola", "Tomie replay", "Uzumaki", "Oshikiri", "Yo nimo kimyouna monogatari: Eiga no tokubetsu-hen", "Ikisudama (SHADOW OF THE WRAITH)", "Hakkyousuru kuchibiru", "Audition", "Hebi-onna", "Sakuya: Youkai-den", "Blood the Last Vampire", "Versus", "Iki-jigoku", TV "Kyougoku Natsuhiko Kwai: 7 nin misaki", "Trick"
"Shadow of the Vampire", "Scary Movie", "Final Destination" (USA)
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| 2001. |
Even local TV station released horror movies, for example "Vampire Syndrome: Hatu" and "13 ya: Reikai karano shoutaijou".
"Kairo (PULSE)", "Inugami", "Otogiri-sou", "Onmyou-ji", "Ikisudama", "Eko Eko Azarak", "Tomie re-birth", "Kakashi", "Shibito no koi wazurai", "Stacy", "Chi wo suu uchuu", "Moujuu vs Issun-boushi (BLIND BEAST VS. KILLER DWARF)", "Injo ranbu: Battle de waisetsu", "Abnormal taiken: dai 6 no seikan"
"The Others" (Spain, USA)
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| 2002. |
Kadokawa started "Kadokawa Horror Cinema" series for internet delivery.
"Ju-On (the movie)", "Honogurai mizu no soko kara (DARK WATER)", "Tomie saishuu-shou: Kindan no kajitsu (TOMIE: FORBIDDEN FRUIT)", "Jisatsu circle (SUICIDE CLUB)", "Konjaku denki", "Bijo nure sakaba", video "All Night Long R", TV "Locker no Hanako-san", TV "Kaidan 100 monogatari"
J-horror "Ring" was remaked in USA.
"28 Days Later" (UK) |
| 2003. |
Miike Takashi's "Gozu" was rntered into Cannes Film Festival though it was video movies. Satellite television BS-i began to release horror TV show "Kaidan Shin-mimibukuro (TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO AND ALL OVER JAPAN) ".
"Ju-On 2 (the movie)", "Onmyou-ji II", "Skyhigh the movie", "Ju-Lei the Movie", "Yuurei vs Uchuujin", "Gusha no binzume", TV "Skyhigh", TV "Anata no tonarini dareka iru", TV "Damned File", TV "Series Kyoufu ya wa"
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (USA)
"A Tale of Two Sisters" (South Korea) |
| 2004. |
"Kansen (INFECTION)" and "Yogen (PREMONITION)" are released as 'J Horror Thater'. "Chakushin ari (ONE MISSED CALL)", "Kaidan Shin-mimibukuro gekijou-ban", "Devilman", "Waeau Iemon", "Shibuya kaidan", "Shibuya kaidan 2", "Koisuru youchuu", "Hontouni atta kowai hanashi: Onryou Gekijou-ban", "Ju-Lei Gekijou-ban: Kuro Ju-Lei (JU-REIi: THE UNCANNY)", "Umeku haisuikan", "Marebito", "Sodomu no ichi (SODOM THE KILLER)", video "Jitsuroku gaiden: Zombie gokudou", TV "Kaiki daikazoku (THE GREAT HORROR FAMILY)", TV "Hontoni atta kowai hanashi", TV "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", TV "Skyhigh 2", TV "Eko Eko Azarak: Me", TV "Fantazuma: Noroi no yakata"
Shimizu Takashi's "The Grudge" headed fthe list of USA Box office.
"Saw" (USA) |
| 2005. |
A mobile phone company KDDI's au EZ channel released the short horror movies "Sougiya Tsukiko" for mobile streaming. "Youkai daisensou (THE GREAT YOKAI WAR)", "Chakushin ari 2 (ONE MISSED CALL 2)", " Nekome-kozou", "Noroi", "Kidan", "Chou kowai hanashi: the Movie", "Sukima", "Saigo no bansan (THE LAST SUPPER )", "Tokyo zombie", TV " Ichiban kurainowa yoakemae", TV "Rensa kaidan", TV animation "Jigoku shoujo (HELL GIRL)"
TV "Masters of Horror", including Miike Takashi's "mprint" and Tsuruta Norio's "Dream Cruise", started.
"The Descent" (UK) |
| 2006. |
"Death Note", "Death Note: The Last Name", "Rinne (REINCARNATION)", "Chakushin ari: Final (ONE MISSED CALL FINAL)", "
Kami no hidarite, Akuma no migite", "LOFT", "Mizuchi", "Siren: Forbidden Siren", "Otoshimono (GHOST TRAIN)", "Kowai onna", "HAZE", "Meatball Machine", video "Zombie jieitai", video "Tonari no kai", TV "Chou kowai hanashi", TV "Jigoku shoujo (live action version)"
"The Host" (South Korea)
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| 2007. |
"Gegege no Kitarou", "Kwaidan", "Akumu tantei (NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE)", "Sakebi (RETRIBUTION)", "Ekusute (HAIR EXTENSIONS )", "Kuchisake-onna (CARVED)", "Youkai kidan", "Densenuta", "
XX: Makyou densetsu", "Kaidan botan dourou: Motto motto aisaaretakatta.", "Yuurei Zombie", TV "Shabake", TV "Hyakki yakou-shou", TV "Kaiki daisakusen: Second file"
"Planet Terror" (USA)
"28 Weeks Later" (UK) "A l'interieur" (France) "REC" (Spain) |
| 2008. |
"Gegege no Kitarou: Sennnenn noroiuta", "Akumu tantei 2 (NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE 2)", "L change the World", "Orochi", "Kuchisake-onna 2", "Kuchisake-onna 0: Beginning", "Akanbo shoujo (TAMAMI: THE BABY'S CURSE )", "Higurashi no naku koroni", "Seifuku sabai girl", "Oneecahanbara the movie", "Aihyouka", "Shin kaidan hissatsu jigoku shoujoken: Kyuuketsu Zombie to youkai kunoichi daisensou", TV "Shiori to Shimiko no kaiki jikenbo"
Tokyo Shock an american distributor personally produced japanese horror movies. "The Machine Girl", "Tokyo Gore Police" |
| 2009. |
"Thirst" (South Korea) , "Antichrist" (Denmark, etc), "Drag Me to Hell" (USA) are introduced at Cannes Film Festival.
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