My list, though I will admit to being no expert. In really no particular order:
Gojira
Perfect Blue
Paprika
Silk
Kwaidan
Godzilla versus Hedorah (the most horrorcentric of Godzilla movies, very Lovecraftian)
Matango
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Ichi the Killer
MPD Psycho (I know it's a miniseries, but I think it deserves a spot)
Ninja Scroll
Terrifying Girl's High School Lynch Law Classroom
Female Yakuza: Inquisition and Torture
Suicide Club
Zeiram (so bad it's awesome)
The Bride With White Hair
Audition
Rashomon
Ju-On
Tetsuo:the Iron Man
Yog:Monster from Space
Ghidrah the three headed Monster
The H Man
The Green Slime
The Host

r-point was ok, the guardpost was better.

:p:p:p:p:p

so much fun

This is what I sent over to V:

Godzilla
The Host
Audition
Three... Extremes
Three... Extremes II
Oldboy
Lady Vengeance
Ju-On (The Grudge)
Rinne (Reincarnation)
Shutter
Ichi the Killer
Battle Royale
Gozu
Tokyo Gore Police
One Missed Call
Matango (Attack of the Mushroom People)
Xte: Hair Extensions
The Maid
Imprint
Tetsuo
The Red Shoes
Bio-Zombie
Paprika

Very underappreciated Toho gem.

I own this and STILL haven't seen it - Maybe I'll pop it in tonight.


V - Thanks for this thread - I am getting SO many recommendations!!!

Don't try it in a sitting. There's a chance your brain will eat itself. You might want to go two episodes at a time.

so it this horror & exploitation or has it expanded yet?



my list is at 80 and counting so far....

Why are Oldboy and Lady Vengeance on the list???

First off, Godzilla sucks.


Second, funny you should mention the low budget for Ju-on the grudge 2, coz as i see it it's the ju-on movie with the biggest budget and the best effects. I also liked a lot of Shimizu's ideas in this one, especially because they seemed new and original and not JUST rehash, as i thought was the case with his former 2 ju-on movies.

Yes, maybe the story itself was a little weak, but then again, the story is pretty much the same in all the ju-on and Grudge movies. I watch them for Shimizus creative mind.