Ichi The Killer (2001)
Ultra-violent film about an autistic-turned-killing machine.
The J-Horror Virus (2023)
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? This documentary charts the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay.
Kotoko (2011)
A single mother clings to life amid nightmarish mental problems and self-mutilation.
Marebito (2004)
Gory J-horror about a cameraman obsessed with capturing fear on film.
A Snake Of June (2002)
A stalker at the end of phone line listens as a married woman lives out sexual fantasies.
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Heir presumptive Rob Rice on the power of comedy, political disappointments and Ponderosa

Keeping the rhythm Hugo Ruíz on storytelling techniques, kinky cinema and Dante

From personal to universal Karla Murthy on The Gas Station Attendant and her relationship with her dad

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