Cannes 2026: Seeing Beyond “The Ring”
New Japanese horror films may be less visible in the west than they were during the J-horror era, but they continue to mine modern anxieties to disturb audiences.
The Horā! The Horā! Japanese Genre Cinema on the Croisette
The Marché du Film’s 2026 Country of Honour, Japan, was making fright films long before J-horror happened. Sean Plummer explores how Hollywood, folklore, and domestic strife have shaped the Land of the Rising Sun’s last century of scary cinema.
New York’s Film Forum To Host Two-Week Japanese Horror Film Festival
Beginning March 1, the iconic indie theater will present 25 classic horror films from the Land of the Rising Sun.
Takashi Shimizu On The Blood Born Terrors of “Howling Village”
The new film from the director of "The Grudge" is now on VOD!
