Japan: Kosodate Yurei
A while back I shared a traditional California ghost story entitled, Milk Bottles. The reader can find it here. KosodateYurei …
Japan
Weirdness From The Web–But Is It To Be Believed?
The following stories were gleaned from posts on Pinterest. Amid a jumble of re-posted images bearing obviously faked iPhone ghosts …
Japan’s 100 Scary Ghost Stories
Japan’s ancient history, rich culture and heritage are spun with death superstitions and ghost stories. Here are just a few …
Japan’s Tsunami Ghosts
An article written this month recounts several stories about recent encounters the Japanese have had with ghosts that they feel …
Ichimai no hagak (Postcard) (2010) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
Perhaps Kaneto Shindo is less-known than other Japanese classic filmmakers, maybe is because he started as an art director in …
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
Not really familiar with Takashi Miike’s films mainly because he likes to travel the horror genre but recently 13 Assassins …
Hadaka Matsuri – Inside One of Japan’s Strangest Festivals
Hadaka Matsuri, the strange Japanese festival of naked men. I’ve always been fascinated by Japan. As a kid, the first …
Kokuhaku (Confessions, 2010) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
告白 Kokuhaku (Confessions 2010) Movie An amazing filmmaker with the scariest storyline with the most amazing visuals (as well as …
Kakera (A Piece of Our Life, 2009) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
カケラ Kakera (A Piece of Our Life, 2009) This movie reminded me once again how much I love Japanese cinema …
