Japanese Horror Movies (J-Horror)

YES YES YES! Japanese flip phones, a creepy ghost and a dramatic backstory? Count me in! Already rewatched this movie like 10 times and it still doesn't get boring. Definitely recommended!

I LOVE THIS! 蝉 Semi and 鯨 Kujira have very different villain energy and a backstory that makes them likable. I'm team Kujira, though ♡ The story was also very interesting and realistic. Would rewatch it a hundred times

The perfect horror movie for horror movie beginners and one of my all-time faves! I loved the novel, the catching plot, good and relatable characters and good pacing. Skip the other sequels like spiral and continue with Ringu 2 and 0  for more story, and let me just add that the american remake doesn't even come close to this one.

TW: a lot of very triggering things :')
I was a little worried hearing about this movie but the story is actually quite interesting (although the manga really shows the disturbing nature of the characters, especially Ichi). Would not recommend to people who get easily traumatized cuz BOI this movie has it all. I stan Kakihara (and yes I'm a Asano Tadanobu simp don't judge me)

One of the few movies that actually go well with the documentary/found-footage style. Very creepy and disturbing. The story gets creepier upon a second viewing, though, as there are many visual hints one doesn't notice the first time

Wow, the first asian horror movie sequel that I love. Storylines from the original are continued in a good way, and we get closure for the ending of the first movie. I love everything about this sequel

This one definitely needs a second watch to appreciate the details! The story is a little confusing at the beginning, but gets so disturbing once you realize the entirety of it, and it's quite well-made.

This movie didn't get a very high grading from me cuz it made me very sad to see the main characters' struggle. The ghost isn't that scary but the plot is sad and so relatable that it was hard to watch

very good and better than ANY remake or american adaptation. Simple, no confusing scene changes and connections between the time skips. Makes a lot more sense than some adaptations and the horror is pretty good too

Although the concept is similar to other movies done time and time again, this one is still interesting to watch, and some death scenes are very disturbing. It's hard to remember the characters, though, since there are so many and some of them have less personality than an Onigiri.

The storyline was interesting and the main character was actually quite likable although she didn't have much to do with Sadako. Can be enjoyed without knowing much about Ringu

quite disturbing. I liked this a bit better than ox-head village, and the underlying curse/backstory of the village was really disturbing

A very good movie that I didn't see on any recommendations, which is quite sad. It's really good for a 90s horror movie and has a catchy storyline

good movie, interesting storyline. Not quite as good as howling village

The two parallel storylines go so well together that sometimes it's hard to recognize which one you're currently on. Can be disturbing at times

The storyline is scarily realistic, and can be a little gory at times

very different from the 2chan urban legend I've come to know, but still well-made and interesting

just wished there was more actual fighting of the two big bosses

very interesting and confusing concept, but desperately needs a  21st century remake in my opinion. I also didn't appreciate the nudity in this movie

a simple cursed supermarket horror movie, not too good but not too bad either

a simple storyline, but it was still interesting to watch. It's not cringe to watch even tho it's an old movie

not a good sequel but acceptable storyline

a far FAR stretch from the original story and movie. The death scenes were illegally bad

it's an interesting story, but I hated how Sadako is treated. Some storylines also strayed a little too far from the original

EDIT: After reading the novel I like this movie a lot more. It actually focuses on a part of Sadako's life that couldn't have been explained in the original novel, but even tho it's slightly inaccurate it's still good

not a fan of how the story was presented, didn't hook me although the concept is good

the comedic-style games weren't really my thing, and the end was boring

the japanese part wasn't really good compared to the other two, story-wise interesting but too complicated and not well executed imo

the first 30 mins were good, then the movie lost me cuz the story got more and more complicated

just meh, kind of a flat and uninteresting storyline

too little for the whole movie, too much at the end

TW: r*pe
it's not a good reflection of the original m*rder case

just horrible in every way. Don't waste your time