J-Horror Theater

With the success of the Japanese film Ring (aka Ringu), a group of six directors were asked by producer Takashige Ichise to create a film, each to be released under the umbrella of J-Horror Theater.

Infection (aka Kansen) by Masayuki Ochiai released: 02 October 2004. (Officially released in theatres and on DVD as part of J-Horror Theater)
Premonition (aka Yogen) by Tsuruta Norio released: 02 October 2004. (Officially released in theatres and on DVD as part of J-Horror Theater)
Reincarnation (aka Rinne) by Takashi Shimizu released: 07 January 2006. (Officially released in Japanese theatres as part of J-Horror Theater, on DVD and in US theaters as part of the Horrorfest 8 films to Die For 2006 series)
Retribution (aka Sakebi) by Kiyoshi Kurosawa released: 24 February 2007. (Not officially released as a J-Horror Theater entry.)
Kaidan by Hideo Nakata Released: 4 August 2007 (Not officially released as a J-Horror Theater entry.)

Kyôfu by Hiroshi Takahashi Released: 10 July 2010. Final film made by the original duo responsible for the film that started it all, Ringu, Director Hiroshi Takahashi and Producer Takashige Ichise. Officially part of the J-Horror Theater series. Official Kyôfu trailer also indicates 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.

Kyôfu marks the end of the 6 films making up the J-Horror Theater.

External links

Sakebi Official web site (in Japanese)
Kaidan Official web site (in Japanese)
Infection at the Internet Movie Database
Premonition at the Internet Movie Database
Reincarnation at the Internet Movie Database
Retribution at the Internet Movie Database
Kaidan at the Internet Movie Database
Entertainment Farm has partly funded the series. (Japanese or English)
Taka Ichise Official web site.

J-Horror Theater

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