Best Asian Horror Movies – Everything You Need to Know

4. Onibaba (1964)

Two ladies slay samurais and sell their stuff to make a living by stealing their weapons and armor. Another woman encounters a mystery samurai wearing an odd mask when one of them is having an affair with their neighbor.

Director: Kaneto Shindo

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Drama

Main Cast:

• Nobuko Otowa
• Jitsuko Yoshimura
• Kei Satō
• Taiji Tonoyama

IMDb Rating: 8.0

Running Time: 102 minutes.

Movie Trailer: Onibaba (1964) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

5. Kwaidan (1964)

An anthology of four Japanese folktales with supernatural themes.

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Tatsuya Nakadai
• Rentarō Mikuni
• Tetsurō Tamba
• Keiko Kishi

IMDb Rating: 8.0

Running Time: 182 minutes

Box Office: $2,058,093

Movie Trailer: Kwaidan Trailer (1964) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

6. I SAW THE DEVIL (2010)

A covert agent captures and releases a serial killer in order to seek retribution.

Director: Kim Jee-Woon

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Crime, and Drama

Main Cast:

• Lee Byung-hun
• Choi Min-Sik
• Jeon Gook-hwan

IMDb Rating: 7.8

Running Time: 141 minutes

Box Office: $12,966,357

Movie Trailer: I Saw the Devil (2010) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

7. One Cut of the Dead (2017)

After being attacked by real zombies, a low-budget zombie movie filmmaker and his crew have a hard time filming in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.

Director: Shin’ichirō Ueda

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Comedy

Main Cast:

• Takayuki Hamatsu
• Mao
• Harumi Syuhama
• Yuzuki Akiyama

IMDb Rating: 7.7

Running Time: 97 minutes

Box Office: $27,590,180

Movie Trailer: One Cut of the Dead (2017) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

8. Confessions (2010)

This is a psychological thriller about a heartbroken mother who becomes a cold-blooded vengeful with a convoluted scheme to avenge her daughter’s murder.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima

Language: Japanese

Genre: Drama and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Takako Matsu
• Yoshino Kimura
• Masaki Okada

IMDb Rating: 7.7

Running Time: 106 minutes

Box Office: $45,203,103

Movie Trailer: Confessions (2010) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

9. TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

While a zombie virus erupts in South Korea, travelers on a train from Seoul to Busan battle to survive.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Action and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Gong Yoo
• Ma Dong-seok
• Jung Yu-mi
• Kim Su-an

IMDb Rating: 7.6

Running Time: 118 minutes

Box Office: $92,764,199

Movie Trailer: Train to Busan Official Trailer (2016) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

10. Godzilla (1954)

During American nuclear weapons testing, a dinosaur-like creature is created that seems invincible.

Director: Ishirō Honda

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Science – Fiction

Main Cast:

• Akira Takarada
• Momoko Kōchi
• Akihiko Hirata
• Takashi Shimura

IMDb Rating: 7.6

Running Time: 96 minutes

Box Office: $562,711

Movie Trailer: Godzilla (1954) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

11. THE WAILING (2016)

Almost immediately after a stranger arrives in a small town, a mysterious illness begins to spread. As a result of the occurrence, a police officer is forced to uncover the riddle to save his daughter.

Director: Na Hong-jin

Language: Korean and Japanese

Genre: Horror, Mystery, and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Hwang Jung-min
• Chun Woo-hee
• Kwak Do-won

IMDb Rating: 7.5

Running Time: 156 minutes

Box Office: $49,851,770

Movie Trailer: The Wailing (2016) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

12. Cure (1997)

An unsatisfied detective is tasked with solving the case of terrible murders perpetrated by people who have no memory of their crimes.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Crime, and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Tsuyoshi Ujiki
• Anna Nakagawa
• Masato Hagiwara
• Kōji Yakusho

IMDb Rating: 7.4

Running Time: 111 minutes

Movie Trailer: Cure (1997) – Movie Trailer

13. House (1977)

An eighth-grade girl and six of her classmates visit her aunt’s haunted country home.

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Comedy

Main Cast:

• Kimiko Ikegami
• Miki Jinbo
• Ai Matubara
• Kumiko Oba

IMDb Rating: 7.4

Running Time: 88 minutes

Box Office: $209,765

Movie Trailer: HOUSE (1977) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

14. A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003)

Su Mi and Su Yeon have returned home after a lengthy sickness and hospital stay. Since their mother’s death, things have changed. Eun Joo, their stepmother, is happy to have them back. As the older and more experienced of the two, Su Mi isn’t hesitant to speak her mind when it comes to their family’s problems. In contrast to Su Mi, Su Yeon is more reserved and suspicious of their stepmother.

Director: Kim Jee-woon

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Drama and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Im Soo-jung
• Moon Geun-young
• Yum Jung-ah
• Kim Kap-soo

IMDb Rating: 7.2

Running Time: 114 minutes

Box Office: $1,062,878

Movie Trailer: A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

15. RINGU (1998)

A reporter and her ex-husband scrutinize a doomed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.

Director: Hideo Nakata

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Nanako Matsushima
• Miki Nakatani
• Yuko Takeuchi
• Hitomi Sato

IMDb Rating: 7.2

Running Time: 95 minutes

Box Office: $59,001

Movie Trailer: Ring (1998) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

16. AUDITION (1999)

In order to find a new wife, a widower accepts an offer to assess girls at an audition arranged by a friend. Apparently, the woman he likes is not who she appears to be.

Director: Takashi Miike

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama, and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Ryo Ishibashi
• Eihi Shiina
• Tetsu Sawaki

IMDb Rating: 7.2

Running Time: 113 minutes

Box Office: $359,853

Movie Trailer: Audition (1999) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

17. SHUTTER (2004)

After a tragic accident, a young photographer and his girlfriend uncover mysterious shadows in their photos. Eventually, they learn that you cannot get away from your past.

Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom

Language: Thai

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Natthaweeranuch Thongmee
• Achita Sikamana
• Ananda Everingham

IMDb Rating: 7.1

Running Time: 97 minutes

Box Office: $6,989,456

Movie Trailer: Shutter (2004) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

18. THE HOST (2006)

Seoul’s Han River is invaded by a monster that attacks people as it emerges. A victim’s loving family does everything they can to save her.

Director: Bong Joon-ho

Language: Korean and English

Genre: Horror, Action and Drama

Main Cast:

• Byun Hee-bong
• Park Hae-il
• Bae Doona
• Song Kang-ho

IMDb Rating: 7.1

Running Time: 119 minutes

Box Office: $89,433,436

Movie Trailer: The Host (2006) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

19. THIRST (2009)

Due to the failure of a medical experiment, a priest becomes vampiric and must give up his ascetic ways.

Director: Park Chan-wook

Language: Korean, English and French

Genre: Horror, Drama and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Kim Ok-bin
• Kim Hae-sook
• Shin Ha-kyun
• Song Kang-ho

IMDb Rating: 7.1

Running Time: 134 minutes

Box Office: $13,085,023

Movie Trailer: Thirst (2009) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

20. The Call (2020)

There is a time difference between the two people’s lives. Young-Sook lives in the past, while Seo-Yeon lives in the present. They are connected by a single phone call, and their lives are forever altered.

Director: Lee Chung-hyun

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Crime and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Park Shin-Hye
• Jeon Jong-seo
• Sung-ryung Kim

IMDb Rating: 7.1

Running Time: 112 minutes

Movie Trailer: The Call (2020) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

21. Noroi (2005)

Paranormal incidents seemingly unrelated to each other are examined in depth in this documentary about the “kagutaba,” an ancient demon legend.

Director: Kōji Shiraishi

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Jin Muraki
• Rio Kanno
• Tomono Kuga

IMDb Rating: 7.0

Running Time: 115 minutes

Box Office: $6,819

Movie Trailer: Noroi: The Curse (2005) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

22. Three… Extremes (2004)

From established independent filmmakers comes a cross-cultural horror trilogy set in Asia.

Director: Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook and Takashi Miike

Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Tony Leung Ka-fai
• Lee Byung-hun
• Im Won-hee
• Bai Ling

IMDb Rating: 7.0

Running Time: 125 minutes

Box Office: $516,930

Movie Trailer: Three… Extremes (2004) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

23. The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

After moving to the countryside to run a picturesque mountain inn, a family’s customers begin to meet untimely demises, much to the family’s horror.

Director: Takashi Miike

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Comedy and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Kenji Sawada
• Keiko Matsuzaka
• Shinji Takeda
• Naomi Nishida

IMDb Rating: 7.0

Running Time: 113 minutes

Movie Trailer: The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

24. The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)

Samurai wife’s ghost seeks vengeance on her husband through a series of supernatural events.

Director: Nobuo Nakagawa

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Shigeru Amachi
• Noriko Kitazawa
• Katsuko Wakasugi

IMDb Rating: 7.0

Running Time: 76 minutes

Movie Trailer: The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) – Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

25. Guilty of Romance (2011)

A woman is found dead in a dilapidated apartment in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo – a love hotel district. It’s up to Kazuko to probe this case, and she will find out that despite their appearances, two women are hiding a lot of dark secrets.

Director: Sion Sono

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama, and Romance

Main Cast:

• Makoto Togashi
• Megumi Kagurazaka
• Miki Mizuno

IMDb Rating: 6.8

Running Time: 144 minutes

Box Office: $246,091

Movie Trailer: Guilty of Romance (2011) – Movie Trailer

51. Ika-sampu (2010)

A descendant of a wealthy Hispanic family who lived in the Philippines in the 1800s tells the tale of Ika-Sampu (1896). One of the members of this family is Alexa Nicole de la Vega. Nine years ago, she started having dreams about a mansion where she always used to play as a child. These dreams gradually became darker and led to a part of the mansion which was described in her dreams as a “door she cannot open.”

Director: Macky Derpo

Language: Filipino

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Eddie Garcia
• Maria Isabel Lopez
• Rustica Carpio

IMDb Rating: 6.4

Running Time: 80 minutes

Movie Trailer: Ika-sampu (2010) – Movie Trailer

52. Memento Mori (1999)

Second in the Whispering Corridors series, a young girl discovers an unusual diary kept by two of her senior classmates who appear to have an unusually close relationship.

Director: Kim Tae-yong and Min Kyu-dong

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Romance and Drama

Main Cast:

• Park Ye-jin
• Kim Min-sun
• Gong Hyo-jin
• Lee Young-jin

IMDb Rating: 6.4

Running Time: 98 minutes

Box Office: $52,692

Movie Trailer: Memento Mori (1999) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

53. Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)

Crew of a horror web series goes to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast of a horror web series While exploring the old, haunting building, it soon discovers more than it bargained for.

Director: Jung Bum-shik

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Park Ji-hyun
• Oh Ah-yeon
• Moon Ye-won
• Wi Ha-joon

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 91 minutes

Box Office: $21,041,950

Movie Trailer: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Official Trailer (2018) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

54. #Alive (2020)

Despite the rapid spread of an unknown disease, one survivor is still alive in isolation. It’s his tale in which he is fighting to survive.

Director: Cho Il-hyung

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Drama and Action

Main Cast:

• Yoo Ah-in
• Park Shin-Hye
• Jeon Bae-soo

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 99 minutes

Box Office: $13,432,212

Movie Trailer: Alive (2020) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

55. Killer Toon (2013)

It’s like life imitates art for popular webcomic artist Ji Yoon, whose publisher’s death mirrors one of the images in her most recent comic book.

Director: Kim Yong-gyun

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Lee Si-young
• Ki-joon Uhm
• Oh Kwang-rok

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 104 minutes

Box Office: $7,468,796

Movie Trailer: Killer Toon (2013) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

56. Helter Skelter (2012)

Numerous cosmetic surgeries have been performed on Lilico’s entire body. Lilyco is miserable as she tries to deal with both her career and her personal issues as the side effects of the surgeries she has undergone begin to show.

Director: Mika Ninagawa

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Drama

Main Cast:

• Nao Ōmori
• Shinobu Terajima
• Gō Ayano
• Erika Sawajiri

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 127 minutes

Box Office: $25,066,699

Movie Trailer: Helter Skelter (2012) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

57. Rigor Mortis (2013)

In an apartment building, a suicidal actor tries to kill himself. In his ignorance, the apartment building is home to a vampire hunter, ghosts, and other supernatural beings, and the residents soon find themselves fighting for their very existence.

Director: Juno Mak

Language: Cantonese

Genre: Horror and Action

Main Cast:

• Anthony Chan
• Kara Hui
• Chin Siu-ho

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 101 minutes

Box Office: $3,018,374

Movie Trailer: Rigor Mortis (2013) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

58. Premika (2017)

In the wake of an unfortunate accident, Premika, a young woman who had her heart implanted in a karaoke machine, shows up at a special resort where auditions for new musical acts are being held. A series of strange deaths and disappearances begin to plague them as they jockey for favor with the owners of the establishment, eventually causing them to stumble across the ghost girl haunting the facility. After figuring out how to stop her, they set out to appease the vengeful spirit so that they could escape.

Director: Siwakorn Charupongsa

Language: Thai

Genre: Horror and Comedy

Main Cast:

• Kidakarn Chatkaewmanee
• Natthacha De Souza
• Nutthasit Kotimanuswanich

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 150 minutes

Box Office: $67,541

Movie Trailer: Premika (2017) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

59. Rampant (2018)

Lee Jo, king of Joseon, is viewed as being too subservient to the Qing dynasty in China. Lee Young plots to buy European arquebuses to drive the Qing out of China with his son, Crown Prince Lee Young War Minister Kim Ja-joon, who has influence over the king, exposes the plot by framing it as a revolt.

Director: Kim Sung-hoon

Language: Korean, Mandarin and Dutch

Genre: Horror, History and Action

Main Cast:

• Hyun Bin
• Seo Ji-hyeJ
• ang Dong-Gun

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 121 minutes

Box Office: $12,359,573

Movie Trailer: RAMPANT (2018) – Movie Trailer.

Streaming Platform: Netflix

60. The Divine Fury (2019)

Park Seojoon plays martial arts champion Yong-hoo (Park Seo-joon), who gains divine powers to fight against a powerful evil force. Yong-hoo harbors deep resentment towards the Almighty because of a tragic childhood that included the deaths of his parents. He uses his anger to become an accomplished mixed martial artist. In the United States, he gets a stigmata that forces him to seek out Father Ahn’s guidance (Ahn Sung-ki). In the priest’s opinion, Yong-hoo has potential after he defeated a demon with his wound. The two join forces in Korea to combat demonic activity.

Director: Kim Joo-hwan

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Action and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Ahn Sung-ki
• Woo Do-hwan
• Park Seo-joon

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 129 minutes

Box Office: $11,799,556

Movie Trailer: The Divine Fury Trailer (2019) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

61. Rampo Noir (2005)

Taking its cues from the short stories of legendary horror writer Edogawa Rampo, this anthology is divided into four parts.

Mars Canal – A tale told in silence. Naked wanders through a desolate and depressing landscape, recalling memories of his former lover as he does so.

Mirror Hell – When several women are found dead with their faces burned and their skulls scorched, a detective tries to figure out why. Unusual hand mirror found on the scene helps him unravel the mystery.

Caterpillar – War hero returns home from the front lines with severe wounds. Deaf and limbless, his only remaining sense is his eyesight. For her own amusement, his beautiful and caring wife tortures her husband.

Crawling Bugs – After a successful night on stage, an actress is on her way home when her limo driver decides that she should come home with him.

Director: Akio Jissoji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Satō and Suguru Takeuchi

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Mikako Ichikawa
• Yumi Yoshiyuki
• Ryuhei Matsuda
• Hiroki Narimiya
• Nao Ōmori
• Tadanobu Asano

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 134 minutes

Box Office: $217

Movie Trailer: Rampo Noir (2005) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Google Play

62. R-Point (2004)

When a South Korean base gets a radio transmission from a missing squad, it sends a platoon to rescue the squad from the R-Point during the Vietnam War, and they are successful.

Director: Kong Su-chang

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Action and War

Main Cast:

• Son Byong-ho
• Oh Tae-kyung
• Park Won-sang
• Kam Woo-sung

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 107 minutes

Box Office: $6,744,984

Movie Trailer: R- Point (2004) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

63. Creepy (2016)

Takakura is a former police detective who now works as a consultant. It was six years ago that he was asked by his ex-colleague Nogami to investigate the disappearance of a member of his family. In Takakura’s case, Saki’s memory serves as his guide. As a result, she is the only surviving family member. The couple recently moved into a new home. Nishinos are their next-door neighbor, and he has a sick wife and a young teen girl. Once, Mio reveals to her father that he is not her father and that she has never met him before.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Crime and Drama

Main Cast:

• Hidetoshi Nishijima
• Yūko Takeuchi
• Teruyuki Kagawa
• Haruna Kawaguchi

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 130 minutes

Box Office: $5,054,326

Movie Trailer: CREEPY (2016) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

64. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)

Aspiring hairdresser Kuriyama falls under the spell of an infatuated thiophilic man who sells extensions to local salons. As a result, those who use the extensions are driven insane or killed by the voluminous black hair that continues to grow from the dead body of the girl whose hair was stolen.

Director: Sion Sono

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Comedy

Main Cast:

• Ren Osugi
• Megumi Sato
• Tsugumi
• Chiaki Kuriyama

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 108 minutes

Box Office: $113,701

Movie Trailer: Exte: Hair Extensions (2007) – Movie Trailer

65. Retribution (2006)

An experienced detective named Yoshioka investigates the murder of a woman in a red dress who has yet to be identified. However, an autopsy reveals that her stomach is filled with seawater. Aside from that, all the clues he discovers are about himself: His coat was missing a button, and fingerprints found at the crime scene matched his. Yoshioka realizes that he is the only suspect, but he has no memory of anything that happened.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Manami Konishi
• Riona Hazuki
• Tsuyoshi Ihara
• Kōji Yakusho

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 104 minutes

Box Office: $394,568

Movie Trailer: Retribution (2006) : Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

66. Inner Senses (2002)

It seems that Yan has been haunted by visions of what she believes to be deceased people. They begin to unravel a mystery that leads to a forgotten past as soon as her therapist Jim confirms her suspicions.

Director: Law Chi-leung

Language: Cantonese

Genre: Horror, Crime and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Karena Lam
• Maggie Poon
• Waise Lee
• Leslie Cheung

IMDb Rating: 6.3

Running Time: 100 minutes

Box Office: $412,868

Movie Trailer: Inner Senses (2002) – Movie Trailer

67. Reincarnation (2005)

After landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago, a Japanese actress begins having strange visions.

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Yūka
• Karina
• Kippei Shiina
• Tetta Sugimoto

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 95 minutes

Box Office: $4,664,641

Movie Trailer: Reincarnation (2005) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

68. Beauty Water (2020)

When Ye-ji stumbles upon mysterious water that enable to lose weight and reshape her looks. When she wants to be beautiful, her life is put in danger more than before.

Director: Kyung-hun Cho

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Animation and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Moon Nam-Sook

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 85 minutes

Box Office: $1,261,400

Movie Trailer: Beauty Water (2020) – Movie Trailer

69. Spiral (2000)

Friends in a small-town notice that Toshio is obsessed with snails, filming them in his garden and collecting items that resemble their spiral patterns. Kirie sees spirals in other places as well, including in the way people dress and behave. But when Shuichi’s curiosities turn into tragedies, Kirie is determined to stay and figure out what is happening.

Director: Higuchinsky

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Eriko Hatsune
• Fhi Fan
• Hinako Saeki
• Shin Eun-kyung

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 90 minutes

Movie Trailer: Spiral / Uzumaki (2000) – YouTube

70. Black House (2007)

Jun-oh, an insurance claims agent, has a run-in with a client he suspects of murdering people in order to collect insurance premiums.

Director: Shin Tae-ra

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Yoo Sun
• Kang Shin-il
• Hwang Jung-min

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 104 minutes

Box Office: $9,540,896

Movie Trailer: Black House (2007) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

71. Kaidan (2007)

Japanese history from 250 years ago. When the cruel samurai Shinzaemon kills the moneylender Soetsu, he ends up with nothing. In the Kasenega-Fuchi River, his corpse is disposed of. Everyone who drowns in the river will never be seen again, according to a local fable. Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu, by chance twenty years later. There’s a spark of romance between them. It’s a doomed romance, because Soetsu’s spirit is far from dead.

Director: Hideo Nakata

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama and Romance

Main Cast:

• Kumiko Asō
• Asaka Seto
• Kuroemon Onoe

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 120 minutes

Box Office: $3,646,201

Movie Trailer: Kaidan (2007) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

72. It Comes (2018)

Hideki’s unborn daughter’s name “Chisa” is left on his desk by a visitor. Hideki’s house is attacked two years later by a sinister presence. Help is requested by Hideki so that he can perform a ritual to break an unknown spell and protect his family.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Junichi Okada
• Haru Kuroki
• Nana Komatsu
• Takako Matsu

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 135 minutes

Box Office: $5,041,008

Movie Trailer: It Comes (2018) | Trailer – YouTube

Streaming Platform: Netflix

73. One Missed Call (2003)

Yumi tries to calm a friend’s fears after she receives a disturbing voice mail from herself. Yoko screams while chatting with Yumi in the message. Three days later, the exact call is made, and Yoko Ono passes away. Yumi discovers that a vengeful spirit is behind the disturbing messages and murders, and that all of the messages are strangely connected to her, as the bodies of Yumi’s friends begin to pile up after they receive voice mails and videos of themselves.

Director: Takashi Miike

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Ko Shibasaki
• Shinichi Tsutsumi
• Kazue Fukiishi
• Yutaka Matsuchige

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 112 minutes

Box Office: $17,605,379

Movie Trailer: One Missed Call (2003) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

74. 3 Extremes II (2002)

‘Three’ is a collection of three short horror films directed by Asian filmmakers. After disappearing from her home with her husband and children, Kim Ji-film Woon’s “Memories” follows a woman, who ends up in a futuristic city filled with many disturbing obstacles that prevent her from returning home. ‘The Wheel’ by Nonzee Nimibutr tells the story of a puppeteer who tries to warn a dance troupe against using cursed puppets but fails. As a policeman, Eric Tsang plays a role in Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s “Coming Home.”

Director: Kim Jee-woon, Nonzee Nimibutr and Peter Ho-Sun Chan

Language: Korean, Thai, Cantonese and Mandarin

Genre: Horror and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Leon Lai
• Kim Hye-su
• Bo-seok Jeong

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 129 minutes

Box Office: $1,691,811

Movie Trailer: 3…Extremes II (2002) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

75. Premonition (2004)

Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of newspaper with a picture of his five-year-old daughter Nana in the obituary section while stopped at a roadside phone booth to transmit his work to the university via the Internet. When a truck without steering hits his car and kills Nana, he sees his wife Ayaka Satomi struggling to free their daughter from the seat belt. As of three years later, Hideki has divorced Ayaka, who is still trying to believe in Hideki, and she discovers that there are people cursed with the ability to predict the future, but without the power to save the victims.

Director: Norio Tsuruta

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Hiroshi Mikami
• Noriko Sakai
• Hana Inoue

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 119 minutes

Box Office: $652,525

Movie Trailer: Premonition (2004) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

76. Ang pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz (2017)

A new female police officer in a small town is drawn to a case involving a girl who is possessed by an evil spirit, which leads her to investigate the case.

Director: Katski Flores

Language: Fillipino

Genre: Horror, Drama and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Sarah Lahbati
• Shy Carlos
• Julian Trono

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 97 minutes

Movie Trailer: ANG PAGSANIB KAY LEAH DELA CRUZ (2017) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Google Play

77. Phone (2002)

Investigator Ji-won receives a series of threatening phone calls. She changes her phone number and moves out of her house to escape the terrifying and relentless ringing of the phone. But the terror threat continues unabated.

Director: Ahn Byeong-ki

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Ha Ji-Won
• Kim Yu-Mi
• Woo-jae Choi

IMDb Rating: 6.2

Running Time: 103 minutes

Box Office: $21,784,403

Movie Trailer: Phone (2002) – Movie Trailer

78. Dead Friend (2004)

When an amnesiac teenage girl finds herself somehow connected to a group of people who are being killed off by a vengeful ghost, she realizes that she is connected to them in some way.

Director: Tae-kyeong Kim

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Nam Sang-mi
• Ryu Jin
• Kim Ha-neul

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 98 minutes

Box Office: $178,161

Movie Trailer: Dead Friend (2004) – Movie Trailer

79. Over Your Dead Body (2014)

This new play is based on Yotsuya Kaidan’s horror film and stars K Shibasaki’s Miyuki Goto (K Shibasaki). Kosuke Hasegawa (Ebiz Ichikawa XI) is cast in the play despite the fact that he is a relatively unknown actor. Rio Asahina (Miho Nakanishi) and Jun Suzuki (Hideaki It) are envious of Miyuki’s popularity. Outside of the theatre, the actors’ obsessions with each other and their possessive love is indeed a reality. The cast’s feelings for each other are amplified because they are trapped between the play and reality. In the face of the realization that love isn’t meant to be both on and off stage, love turns into a grudge and crosses the blurred line between reality and fantasy

Director: Takashi Miike

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Ko Shibasaki
• Hideaki Itô
• Ebizô Ichikawa

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 94 minutes

Box Office: $1,164,010

Movie Trailer: Over Your Dead Body (2014) – Official Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

80. Monstrum (2018)

Jung Jong’s loyal subject Yoon Gyeom is no exception. It is not easy to fight a monster that threatens King Jung Jong’s life and a group of people who are trying to overthrow King Jung Jong, but he does it with determination.

Director: Heo Jong-ho

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Action and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Kim In-kwon
• Lee Hye-ri
• Choi Woo-shik
• Kim Myung-min

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 105 minutes

Box Office: $5,500,000

Movie Trailer: Monstrum (2018) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

81. Tag (2015)

A girl’s life spirals out of control as everyone around her meets a grisly end, and she begins to question who she is and what she used to be like.

Director: Sion Sono

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama and Action

Main Cast:

• Mariko Shinoda
• Erina Mano
• Reina Triendl

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 85 minutes

Box Office: $995,024

Movie Trailer: Tag (2015) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

82. Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017)

Accused of stealing money, Lin Shuwei is forced to do community service with the bullies from school, a punishment that he does not deserve. Lin joins in on their misdeeds to gain their approval as the bully gang accepts him as one of their own. One night, the group comes across a pair of flesh-eating female ghouls, and they capture one of them. They then begin a cruel game, which has disastrous results for everyone.

Director: Giddens Ko

Language: Mandarin

Genre: Horror and Comedy

Main Cast:

• Kent Tsai
• Carolyn Chen
• Eugenie Liu
• Deng Yukai

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 112 minutes

Box Office: $19,160

Movie Trailer: mon mon mon MONSTERS! (2017) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

83. Man Behind the Sun (1988)

China and Russia are captured by the Japanese and taken to unit 731, where they are horribly tortured and used as test subjects for new biological weapons.

Director: T. F. Mou

Language: Mandarin and Chinese

Genre: Horror, Drama and History

Main Cast:

• Gang Wang
• Hsu Gou
• Tie Long Jin
• Zhao Hua Mei

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 105 minutes

Box Office: 1,431,249

Movie Trailer: Men behind the Sun (1988) – Movie Trailer

84. Marebito (2004)

Shinya Tsukamoto, a freelance cameraman obsessed with fear, investigates an urban legend about mysterious spirits that haunt Tokyo’s subways.

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Fantasy and Drama

Main Cast:

• Shin’ya Tsukamoto
• Tomomi Miyashita
• Kazuhiro Nakahara

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 92 minutes

Box Office: $107,259

Movie Trailer: Marebito (2004) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

85. Coming Soon (2008)

Horror film scenes that scare you the most? When a ghost suddenly appears? Whenever the main character is unaware that a ghost is sneaking up behind him. The revelation that the main character was actually a ghost at the conclusion of the narrative. But none of this compares to the feeling of arriving home alone and suddenly being stuck by a feeling of Deja-vu that you are reliving the very same scenes from the horror movie you just saw.

Director: Sophon Sakdapisit

Language: Thai

Genre: Horror and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Sakulrath Thomas
• Chantavit Dhanasevi
• Oraphan Arjsamat
• Vorakan Rojchanawat

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 80 minutes

Box Office: $3,716,394

Movie Trailer: Coming Soon (2008) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

86. Liverleaf (2018)

As if being bullied by her classmates every day was not enough, Nozaki discovers that her house has been set on fire and that her parents have been killed in the process. Knowing that the fire is not an accident, she sneaks off to punish the perpetrators one by one.

Director: Eisuke Naitô

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Anna Yamada
• Hiroya Shimizu
• Rinka Ôtani

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 116 minutes

Movie Trailer: Liverleaf (2018) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

87. The Chanting (2006)

A young university student named Samantha finds a cheap girls’ boarding house within walking distance of her college. It’s located right next to an old cemetery, which is said to be haunted by an ancient demon known as the Kunilanak [a mythical vengeance creature that is half woman and half horse]. Of course, no one believes these stories, but soon, people connected to the house begin to die violently as a result of these stories. Oddly, Samantha seems to be encouraged by the chaos rather than frightened by it.

Director: Rizal Mantovani

Language: Indonesian

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Evan Sanders
• Ratu Felisha
• Julie Estelle

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 95 minutes

Movie Trailer: The Chanting (2006) – Movie Trailer

88. Werewolf Game: Lovers (2018)

To win “The Werewolf Game,” competitors must kill each other. Participants have participated in similar slaughter games before. As part of the event, Ranko Takano (Seika Furuhata) will take part. She lends a helping hand to a struggling family. As a result, there are new positions for “Cupid” and “Lover.”

Director: Shin’ya Ayabe

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Ryûichi Andô
• Seika Furuhata
• Meiku Harukawa

IMDb Rating: 6.1

Running Time: 108 minutes

Movie Trailer: The Werewolf Game (2017) : Movie Trailer

89. White: Melody of the Curse/Death (2011)

Pink Dolls, a popular girl group, is always pushed to the side by other popular idols. With a remake of an unknown song, the girls become instant sensations when they release their new single “White”.

Director: Kim Gok and Kim Sun

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Music and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Ham Eun-jeong
• Hwang Woo-seul-hye
• May Doni Kim

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 106 minutes

Box Office: $5,299,831

Movie Trailer: White : The Melody of the Curse ( 2011 ) – Movie Trailer

90. Bloody Reunion (2006)

Korean director Dae-wung Lim’s unapologetically bloody film about buried grudges has disastrous consequences for a high school graduation class reunion.

Director: Im Dae-woong

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Dong-kyu Lee
• Seong-won Jang
• Seol-ah Yu

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 93 minutes

Box Office: $3,202,419

Movie Trailer: Bloody Reunion Trailer (2006) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

91. Whispering Corridors (1998)

The frightened teacher, Mrs. Park, calls the young teacher, Eun-young Hur, and tells her that the deceased Jin-ju Jang is back in the classroom. Mrs. Park is attacked and killed by a ghost after the line goes down. A close friendship develops between Jae-yi Yoon and Ji-oh Lim, who has the ability to call the spirits, the following morning. Ji-oh is forbidden from painting by the abusive and aggressive Mad Dog, who compares the performances of the pretty So-young Park and the strange Jung-Sook Kim, creating a rift between the two friends.

Director: Park Ki-hyung

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Drama

Main Cast:

• Kim Gyu-ri
• Lee Mi-yeon
• Choi Kang-hee (credited as Choi Se-yeon)

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 105 minutes

Movie Trailer: Whispering Corridors (1998) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

92. Dearest Sister (2016)

To care for her wealthy cousin who has lost her sight and gained the power of communicating with the dead, a village girl travels to Vientiane, the Lao capital. As life goes on, she experiences horrific incidents there.

Director: Mattie Do

Language: Lao, Estonian and Thai

Genre: Horror and Drama

Main Cast:

• Amphaiphun Phimmapunya
• Vilouna Phetmany
• Tambet Tuisk
• Manivanh Boulom

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 101 minutes

Movie Trailer: Dearest Sister (2016) – Movie Trailer

93. May the Devil Take You Too (2020)

Unnatural visions continue to haunt the young woman two years after she escaped demonic terror. Her and her friends’ lives are in danger as the figure of darkness approaches.

Director: Timo Tjahjanto

Language: Indonesian

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Fantasy

Main Cast:

• Widika Sidmore
• Hadijah Shahab
• Baskara Mahendra
• Chelsea Islan

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 110 minutes

Movie Trailer: May the Devil Take You Too (2020) – Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video

94. May the Devil Take You (2018)

An estranged daughter visits her father’s old villa for answers after his mysterious coma, where she and her stepsister uncover dark secrets.

Director: Timo Tjahjanto

Language: Indonesian

Genre: Horror, Mystery and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Chelsea Islan
• Pevita Pearce
• Samo Rafael
• Karina Suwandi

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 111 minutes

Movie Trailer: MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU (2018) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Netflix

95. Arang (2006)

A salt storage facility near the sea is haunted. A penniless former convict dies a grisly death in an unaffordable house Min, who was recently reinstated after a suspension, and Lee, a new transfer from forensics, are the detectives assigned to the case. As a result, Min has nightmares about a sexual assault. In spite of the fact that she and Lee get along well, two more people die – both mysteriously poisoned and both friends of the ex-con. Another friend, a newly married doctor, is suspected of being involved in the murder.

Director: Ahn Sang-hoon

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror and Thriller

Main Cast:

• So-yeong Choo
• Lee Dong-Wook
• Lim Il-Gyu

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 97 minutes

Box Office: $5,150,498

Movie Trailer: Arang (2006) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon

96. Unholy Women (2006)

“Unholy Women (Kowai onna)” is an amalgamation of three unrelated half-hour horror movies that have been combined into one film. An evil other-worldly being pursued a young woman in the first segment, “Rattle.” On a blind date with his boss’s sister, a young man finds himself in a world that is more terrifying than anything he could have imagined. Finally, “The Inheritance” is a supernatural tale about a woman and her young son, both of whom have been traumatized by abuse.

Director: Keita Amemiya, Takuji Suzuki and Keisuke Toyoshima

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror, Drama and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Noriko Nakagoshi
• Yûko Kobayashi
• Riko Suzuki

IMDb Rating: 6.0

Running Time: 107 minutes

Box Office: $10,638

Movie Trailer: Unholy Women (2006) – Movie Trailer

97. The Eye’s Dream (2016)

“THE EYE’S DREAM” is about a one -eyed Tokyo Street photographer with an eyeball fetish who takes pictures of other people’s eyes. Reality and fantasy begin to blend, and neither can tell the difference between the real world and the world of their nightmares.

Director: Hisayasu Satô

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror and Thriller

Main Cast:

• Marissa
• Rina Sakuragi
• Tsuyoshi Nakano

IMDb Rating: 5.9

Running Time: 102 minutes

Movie Trailer: The Eye’s Dream (2016) – Movie Trailer – YouTube

Streaming Platform: Amazon

98. Nirvana Inn (2019)

As the name suggests, the hotel’s name is Nirvana Inn. The film is about Born-Death-Rebirth cycle. Following an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, a boatman is hired to take care of a Himalayan resort.

Director: Vijay Jayapal

Language: Hindi

Genre: Horror and Mystery

Main Cast:

• Rajshri Deshpande
• Sandhya Mridul
• Adil Hussain

IMDb Rating: 5.9

Running Time: 95 minutes

Movie Trailer: Nirvana Inn (2019) – Movie Trailer

99. Wishing Stairs (2003)

On average, there are 28 steps leading to the dormitory of an isolated boarding school, but more often than there seem to be 29 stairs. The horror begins when someone steps on the mysterious extra stair.

Director: Yun Jae-yeon

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror and Drama

Main Cast:

• Park Han-byul
• Jo An
• Song Ji-hyo

IMDb Rating: 5.9

Running Time: 97 minutes

Movie Trailer: Wishing Stairs (2003) – Movie Trailer

100. Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995)

High school student Misa Kuroi arrives at her new school just as it is being overrun by an evil supernatural force. Misa is trying to figure out who’s behind the supernatural attack, but she’s also dealing with her classmates’ assumptions that she’s the one responsible. An exam retake requires Misa and twelve other students to stay after school one day. At that point, the entire campus is deserted, and the students are stranded in the building with no way out and no teacher in sight. The thirteen students are picked up one by one and disposed of in a gruesome manner.

Director: Shimako Sato

Language: Japanese

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Kimika Yoshino
• Miho Kanno
• Miho Tamura
• Kanori Kadomatsu

IMDb Rating: 5.9

Running Time: 82 minutes

Movie Trailer: Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995) – Movie Trailer

101. The Guard Post (2008)

Korea sends a squad of soldiers to investigate a guard post with a view of the DMZ. The squad eventually discovers mysterious corpses and body parts scattered throughout the post, which initially appeared to be deserted. In the middle of the macabre scene, they find a survivor holding a bloody ax, but he soon passes out, leaving more unanswered questions.

Director: Kong Su-chang

Language: Korean

Genre: Horror

Main Cast:

• Ho-jin Chun
• Hyun-jae Cho
• Young-hoon Lee

IMDb Rating: 5.9

Running Time: 123 minutes

Box Office: $6,376,664

Movie Trailer: The Guard Post (2008) – Movie Trailer

Streaming Platform: Amazon