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The J-Horror Virus

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How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) and straight-to-video scary true stories to such key titles as Ring (1998), Pulse (2001) and The Grudge (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.

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Released
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Language
Japanese

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Japan, United Kingdom

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Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Digital / OTTShudder4 Nov 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical (limited)FrightFest London27 Aug 2023
    • Digital / OTT11 Oct 2023
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical (limited)Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín17 Oct 2023
  • SingaporeSG

    • Theatrical (limited)Japanese Film Festival6 Oct 2023

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The J-Horror Virus was released on 27 August 2023.

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