From the 90s of the last century to the present Asian film began to enter the "golden age", excellent films in various countries are also emerging in an endless stream, of course, horror movies are no exception, even many Western film fans are also full of praise for Asian horror movies, of which the following 12 are even more classics by them, let's take a look at whether they are consistent with the tastes of domestic audiences.
Screenshot of the Han River monster poster
Region: South Korea
Introduction: In 2006, a new "monster" was brought into the world of movies, it is the "Han River Monster" directed by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, which is also a favorite theme in Europe and the United States, but it was shot by Bong Joon-ho with an unusual feeling, becoming the Korean box office champion in the year of release.
Plot: Wind and sunshine on the Han River, people suddenly surprised to find that there is a monster on the pier, at first they did not think so, until the monster launched an attack, people began to run away in a hurry, the male protagonist is doing a small business on the Han River, in a critical moment, he only has his own daughter in his mind, unfortunately the daughter was still captured by the "monster", the whole city because of the monster into panic, how should the male protagonist save his daughter?
Busan travels as the male protagonist
Introduction: "Busan Trip" is a Korean film that is regarded as a "god work" by film fans around the world, directed and filmed by director Yeon Sang-ho, and it is this film that makes Asian zombie movies enter the international film world and gain unanimous recognition.
Plot: An elk on the mountain road was hit by a car, but it stood up strangely, on the other side, the father took his daughter to Busan, and as a result, a strange patient appeared on the train he was riding, but this did not attract much attention, the train continued to speed, and soon after, the other carriages seemed to be in a commotion.
Shiro and a beautiful woman
District: Japan
Description: A classic horror film from the 1950s, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, one of Japan's three major filmmakers, the film is based on a Japanese folk novel, and the whole film consists of three stories.
Plot: The story takes place in the Warring States period, two families in a remote mountain village, the Toro family lives by firing porcelain, and the Fujibei are bent on becoming samurai, Shiro meets a beautiful woman while selling porcelain at the market, and meets with the woman behind his wife's back, while the Fujibei becomes a samurai because of accidentally picking up a person's head, but what happens next surprises the two of them.
A scary scene in "He see the ghost"
Region: Hong Kong, China
Introduction: "See ghosts" is known as the pinnacle of Hong Kong ghost films, and it is also the famous work of peng fa and Peng Shun, and the actress Li Xinjie also won the best actress award at the 22nd Golden Horse Awards for this film.
Plot: The heroine played by Li Xinjie has been blind since she was a child, and recently she has just undergone corneal transplant surgery, but the joy of regaining her sight has not lasted long, she has found a strange phenomenon, and she seems to be able to see "things" that others can't see.
A child of horror in a curse
Introduction: "The Grudge" is a well-known horror movie, I believe that domestic horror film fans will certainly not be strangers, and it is also loved by many fans abroad, so it has also been rated as one of the best horror films in Asia.
Plot: A spooky house where horrific murders have taken place, legend has it that anyone who enters the place will be cursed, and after many years, the young female volunteer is ordered to go here, and as a result, she not only sees a terrible scene here, but also is haunted by terrible bad luck.
A frightening scene in Ghost in the Shell
Region: Thailand
Introduction: Thailand's horror movies have always had a place in the world, and this "Ghost" is its pinnacle in the field of horror films, and many fans have called it the most terrifying Thai film after watching it.
Plot: The young photographer and his girlfriend drive to a party, knocking down a woman on the way, but the two choose to escape, after which the photographer finds that he will appear blurry shadows on each photo, at the same time he also feels that his body has become extremely heavy, and then more frightening is that the other people at the party began to die tragically.
Sadako and well
Synopsis: "Midnight Bell" is known as the best horror movie in Japan, based on a Japanese suspense science fiction novel, the film has received high reviews after being released in various countries, so there are many remakes later.
Plot: The origin of the story originated from a mysterious videotape, it is said that the person who saw this video tape will undoubtedly die after 7 days, just like the legend, the real death cases have occurred one after another, the heroine Asakawa's friends also had a nervous breakdown after watching the video, in order to find out the truth, Asakawa decided to investigate deeply.
A group photo of a family in the movie "Rose, Red Lotus"
Introduction: A Korean thriller horror film with literary and artistic colors, the content is taken from Korean folk tales, the film is also loved by Western film fans, the whole film brings people a bit heavy feeling, the announcement of the ending makes people feel sorry, in short, it is a very good film.
Plot: The father returns to his home in the suburbs with "two daughters", where there is still their stepmother, a somewhat strange woman, the two daughters naturally do not like the stepmother, and the "two sisters" who live here for a long time find out that there is something wrong with the stepmother, so "they" want to find the truth.
The serial killer in Seeing the Devil
Introduction: Unlike the horror movies above, this film is more like a violent revenge film, and watching this film will make those fans who like revenge movies feel greatly satisfied.
Plot: A perverted serial killer appears somewhere in South Korea, he specializes in harming young women, the male protagonist's girlfriend was brutally killed by the killer on a snowy night, the grief-stricken male protagonist decided to take revenge, although he quickly locked the murderer, he did not kill him, but let the killer go, because he wanted a more cruel way of revenge, at the same time the killer was also completely angered.
Screenshot of the "Cry" film
Introduction: A Korean horror film with a strong suspense color, which has won many film awards in Asia, and is called by many fans: the most brain-burning horror film and the most terrifying film in suspense.
Plot: A murder case that reveals a strange murder breaks the tranquility of the small mountain village, the police arrive at the news, and the villagers react during the investigation, they suspect that the murderer may be the Japanese who came here not long ago, but as the investigation deepens, the truth does not seem to be so simple.
Screenshot of the "Loop" video
Introduction: The film directed by Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the plot is completely different from the traditional horror film, there are not too many horror shots in the whole film, but friends who have seen it still think that this is a very scary movie.
Plot: The heroine of the film works in a flower shop, this day the colleague is inexplicably absent, and the phone can not be called, the heroine went to investigate, after coming to the colleague's home, the colleague who was just talking to himself hanged himself the next moment, this strange scene frightened the heroine, and at the same time they also found more terrible things on the computer of the dead colleague.
Screenshot of the poster of "Ghost Water Monster Talk"
Introduction: One of the classic works of Japanese horror film director Hideo Nakata, he is the director who once directed "Midnight Murder Bell", this film is based on the short story of Koji Suzuki, although the whole film looks very scary, but the final ending is touching.
Plot: A single mother who has just divorced has moved to a new residence with her daughter, and as soon as she comes here, the mother feels that there is something strange here, first the elevator room is inexplicably held by "people", and then the daughter's performance is also a little strange, and there is always a water stain on the ceiling of the room, and as time goes on, the mother feels that this place is not ordinary.
Article Conclusion: After watching the above movies, do you think that the tastes and aesthetics of foreign film fans and domestic audiences are very different? Feel free to leave a message for discussion, or leave what you think is a classic Asian horror movie for your reference.