J-horror veteran director Hideo Nakata creates goose-pimply moments of terror with common paranormal phenomena in the sequel to his 2020 haunted apartments film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/31/film/stigmatized-properties-possession-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #hideonakata #shotawatanabe #kotaroyoshida
'Stigmatized Properties: Possession': Layered lead faces ghosts and show business

In the sequel to his 2020 haunted apartments horror, Hideo Nakata creates goose-pimply moments of terror with common paranormal phenomena.

The Japan Times

Incite Mill – Zehn kleine Negerlein

Ein Originalartikel aus der FUNime 65 (2012). Ich finde den Film noch heute toll: Spannend und, eigentlich traurig: er könnte heute real sein.

https://funime.de/2025/01/24/incite-mill-zehn-kleine-negerlein/

#realfilm #FUNime #Experiment #Gruppendynamik #HideoNakata #Isolation #JapanischesKino #Misstrauen #Moral #Psychothriller #Spannung #Überwachung

Incite Mill - Zehn kleine Negerlein

Man ist jung und braucht Geld. Was tut man da? Man bewirbt sich auf Stellenanzeigen. 700 Yen oder 800 Yen pro Stunde für Aushilfsjobs sind normal, knapp 1000 Yen nicht ungewöhnlich.

Spaß mit japanischen Zeichentrickfilmen
Takashi Shimizu: A Director With a Grudge

Takashi Shimizu is one talented guy. He is a writer, director, and also a producer. He could, in fact, be called a director with a grudge.

Mikes Film Talk
The Complex AKA Kuroyuri danchi (2013): Hideo Nakata

Fans of J-Horror and Hideo Nakata will enjoy his 2013 film The Complex aka Kuroyuri danchi. While this offering is not on par with

Mikes Film Talk

Ringu (Hideo Nakata, 1998) es otra de esas películas que he vuelto a ver después de muuucho tiempo, con los años a cuestas la he podido apreciar mejor. Al igual que Sakebi, me trae recuerdos de mis primeros años por internet y las interacciones sociales generadas en la “vida real” por el intercambio de archivos bajados del torrent y quemados en Cd’s llenos de películas y música a la que de otro modo no se tenía acceso.

Puntuación: 3 de 5.

#FilmStreaming #Micronauta

Fixionauta |

Por mucho tiempo pensé que mi primer película de Kiyoshi Kurosawa había sido Tokyo Sonata (2008) pero cuando Kairo (2001) estuvo disponible en MUBI recordé que ya la había visto junto al resto de p…

Fixionauta

#Stonegasmoviechallenge2024 #FilmMastodon
@stonegasman

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Fav film by #HideoNakata

#DarkWater (2002)

A mother and her 6-year-old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water.

📽️ New Year and some new-to-me watches:

-#DavidLynch's INLAND EMPIRE

-#HideoNakata's DON'T LOOK UP aka GHOST ACTRESS/GHOST OF AN ACTRESS

-The documentary LYNCH/OZ directed by Alexandre O. Philippe and featuring:
#AmyNicholson (film critic)
#RodneyAscher (Room 237)
#JohnWaters (duh)
#KarynKusama (Girlfight)
#BensonAndMoorhead (The Endless, etc)
#DavidLowery (The Green Knight, etc)

#movies #documentary #horror #surreal #FoundFootage #cinephile #PhysicalMedia

#AsianMoviesWorthAWatch #FilmMastodon #AsianMovies

#LChangeTheWorld (2008)
Dir. by #HideoNakata

L is soon faced with what may be his most difficult case yet: stopping a group of corrupted scientists from spreading a lethal virus throughout the earth.

Horror legend Hideo Nakata's latest flick is a halfway return to form, in part due to actor First Summer Uika's chilling turn as a vengeful wraith. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/21/film/forbidden-play/?utm_content=buffere3d49&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #jhorror #hideonakata #kannahashimoto
‘The Forbidden Play’: J-horror mishmash offers satisfying scares

Horror legend Hideo Nakata's latest flick is a halfway return to form, in part due to actor First Summer Uika's chilling turn as a vengeful wraith.

The Japan Times