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'']] ''J-Horror'' is a term used to refer to , Shamanism , Precognition , and Yōkai . ORIGINS The origin of the J-Horror can be traced to horror and Ghost Story classics of the Edo Period and the Meiji Period , which are known as '' Kaidan ''. Elements of several of these popular folktales have been worked into the stories of modern films, especially in the traditional nature of the Japanese Ghost . J-HORROR AND POPULAR CULTURE J-Horror and Yūrei Kayako Saeki , as depicted by Takako Fuji .]] The success of the 1998 film '' Ring '' brought the image of the Yūrei to Western Popular Culture for the first time, although the image has existed in Japan for centuries. Yūrei are Japanese ghosts, ones who have been bound to the Physical World through strong emotions which do not allow them to pass on. Depending on the emotion that binds them, they manifest as a particular type of ghost. Most common to J-Horror is the Onryō , a yūrei bound by a desire for Vengeance . Like many creatures of Folklore , like Vampires or Werewolves , yūrei have a traditional appearance and follow a certain set of rules. They are generally female, although male yūrei do exist. They wear white clothing, which is the color of funeral garb in Japan. They have long, often unkempt black hair, which comes from Kabuki theater where each character has a particular type of wig that identifies them to the audience. J-HORROR IN FILM Notable Japanese horror films Examples of this genre are:
Notable Japanese horror directors
J-HORROR IN ANIME AND MANGA Certain popular J-Horror films are based on Manga , including '' Tomie '', '' Uzumaki '' and '' Yogen ''. J-HORROR IN VIDEOGAMES JAPANESE HORROR INFLUENCE In the past few years, there has been a trend going on to localize some of the more popular Japanese Horror films, but rather than simply adding Subtitles or Dubbing the works, they have been entirely remade. ''Ring'' was one of the first to be remade in America as '' The Ring '', and later '' The Ring Two '' (although this remake bears almost no similarity to the original Japanese sequel). Keeping in the recreating of Suzuki Koji 's work, '' Dark Water '' was also recently remade. '' Ju-on '' remade as '' The Grudge '', '' Kairo '' as '' Pulse '' and '' Chakushin Ari '' as 2007's '' One Missed Call '', are other examples of this. Interestingly, many of the original directors who created these masterpieces of Asian horror have gone on to direct the American remakes. For example, Hideo Nakata , director of ''Ring'', directed the remake ''The Ring Two'' and Takashi Shimizu , director of the original ''Ju-on'', directed the remake ''The Grudge'' and its sequel, '' The Grudge 2 ''. Several Asian countries have been remaking these Japanese horror films as well. For example, Korea created their own version of the J-horror classic ''Ring'', titled '' The Ring Virus .'' The game F.E.A.R. also has been influenced by J-horror. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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