J-Horror Theater (Jホラーシアター, J horā shiatā) (2004–2010) is an anthology of 6 Japanese horror films produced by Takashige Ichise (一瀬 隆重, ichise takashige). Spurred by the overwhelming success of Ringu リング (1998), six filmmakers – Masayuki Ochiai 落合正幸, Norio Tsuruta 鶴田 法男, Takashi Shimizu 清水 崇, Kiyoshi Kurosawa 黒沢 清, Hideo Nakata 中田 秀夫, Hiroshi Takahashi 高橋 洋 – were requested to create a horror film to be released under Ichise's J-Horror Theater anthology.[1]
Films
editInfection (2004)
editInfection (感染, kansen), Dir. Masayuki Ochiai (落合正幸, ochiai masayuki)
Original Japanese release date: 2 October 2004. Officially released in theaters as a double feature with Premonition and on DVD as part of the J-Horror Theater series.[2]
Premonition (2004)
editPremonition (予言, yogen) Dir. Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男, tsuruta norio)
Original Japanese release date: 2 October 2004. Officially released in theaters as a double feature with Infection and on DVD as part of the J-Horror Theater series.[3]
Reincarnation (2006)
editReincarnation (輪廻, rin'ne) Dir. Takashi Shimizu ( 清水 崇, shimizu takashi)
Official Japanese release date: 7 January 2006. Originally screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2005.[4] Officially released in Japanese theaters as part of the J-Horror Theater series. It was then released on DVD and in US theaters as part of the After Dark Horrorfest (also known as 8 films to Die For) in 2006.[5]
Retribution (2007)
editRetribution (叫, sakebi) Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清, kurosawa kiyoshi)
Official Japanese release date: 24 February 2007, Originally screened at the Venice Film Festival in September 2006. Was not officially released as a J-Horror Theater entry.
Kaidan (2007)
editKaidan (怪談, kaidan) Dir. Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫, nakata hideo)
Original Japanese release date: 4 August 2007. Was not officially released as a J-Horror Theater entry.
Kyōfu (2010)
editKyōfu (恐怖, kyōfu) also known as The Sylvian Experiments Dir. Hiroshi Takahashi (高橋 洋, takahashi hiroshi)
Original Japanese release date: 10 July 2010. Officially released as part of the J-Horror Theater series and is the final film instalment. It holds significance as the film is directed and produced by the pair responsible for Ringu that began the J-Horror Theater anthology.
The official Kyōfu trailer also suggests that Kaidan and Sakebi were part of the series, as at the beginning it shows clips from all 5 films with their release dates, 2004–2007, followed by the Kyôfu preview. no
References
edit- ^ Gardner, Chris (17 May 2004). "Lions Gate lines up 'J-Horror'". The Hollywood Reporter. 383: 13 – via Nexis Uni.
- ^ "感染／予言－映画・映像｜東宝WEBSITE". Toho CO., LTD. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "感染／予言－映画・映像｜東宝WEBSITE". Toho CO., LTD. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Russell (28 November 2005). "Film Reviews: Tokyo: "Reincarnation"". Variety. 401: 59 – via Factiva.
- ^ Burnett, Daynah (26 November 2006). "Too Disturbing: After Dark Horrorfest, 17-19 November 2006". Pop Matters. Retrieved 9 February 2021.