The Japanese horror craze has inspired recent film hits like The Ring and The Grudge. This shocktacular collection contains work from five of Japan's most prominent horror directors who've mastered the genre. Originally aired on Japanese television, the five-part scarathon contains episodes entitled The Spiderwoman, Crevices, The Sacrifice, Blonde Kwaidan, and Presentiment.
For this set of racers, mere speed is not enough. Since he was 13, Takumi (Jay Chou), now 18, has been delivering takeout tofu for his father's business. His dad's a former racecar driver, and the sport is in the blood. Each night after work, Takumi takes to the hills around his home, where he hurtles down the slopes and takes dangerous curves to perfect the art of "Drifting." Drifting is both fast and furious, and the street-racing sport of the future, if the drivers can survive the races long enough to see it. Based on one of Japan's most popular mangas, this live action adrenaline rush dominated Hong Kong's competitive summer box office.
A young girl plunges deeper and deeper into the depths of the underworld in this dark anime saga. After joining the evil AUM cult, the girl takes part in a sarin poison gas attack on the Japanese subway system. Doomed by her actions, she must redeem her sins in hell, where she is exposed to all the terrifying demons of the underworld and the even more revealing demons within herself.
Nao Shingaki's new job doesn't quite work out like she hopes. Her new gig as a part-time cashier at a local convenience mart comes with an unexpected co-worker: a supernatural presence that's wreaking havoc on the store and the people who are tied to it. The owner gloats as a businessman with an eye on taking over the store is injured. A mysterious, disgusting stink begins creeping in from the back. The wife of the owner goes insane. The night clerk is claimed by the supernatural. Nao must summon all her courage and confront this mysterious evil in order to save her life - and her soul - in this disturbing Japanese horror tale.
Directed by Chan-wook Park, Oldboy is based on a Japanese manga (comic). Dae-Su (Min-sik Choi) is an ordinary Korean businessman. After spending a drunken night on the town, Dae-Su is picked up by the police. While waiting to be bailed out, he is kidnapped and locked in a hotel room for 15 years without explanation. His only contact with the outside world is through television, which is how he finds out that his wife has been murdered and his daughter has disappeared. One day, just as suddenly as he was taken, Dae-su is set free with a wallet full of cash, a cell phone and a new suit. As he struggles to find out why these problems have befallen him, he discovers that the truth is worse then he could have imagined.
This mystical saga of kingdoms and magic ruled the Japanese box office upon its release, becoming the nation's most popular film in 2001. The emperor (Ittoku Kishibe) and his newborn son have been cursed. Suspicion turns to the Onmyoji, a group of men with supernatural powers whose duty has long been to protect the kingdom. One of the Onmyoji, Minamoto no Hiromaki (Hideaki Ito) teams with a master sorcerer, Seimei (Mansei Nomura, whose character is based on an actual Japanese historical figure), to unravel the mystery. One of the Onmyoji has betrayed the emperor and has begun conspiring against him. This begins a conflict that sends the whole kingdom to the brink of destruction, as it stands on the verge of being overrun by demons.