10 Scariest Japanese Movies to Never Watch Alone

"With early films like Ugetsu and Kwaidan, the state of modern Japanese horror was foreshadowed decades ago. By that, horror in Japan was set out to scare through tales that revere the past. This is why so many of the genre's films have to do with ghosts and folklore. Culturally speaking, what scares the average Japanese person might not be the same thing that frightens a Western viewer. Regardless, fear is universal. And through the lens of Japanese culture, we can better understand what unnerves its citizens. Taking all this information into account, here are ten Japanese horror movies that will terrify you."

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