When a popular student dies in Yukari Sakamoto’s J-horror film “White Flowers and Fruits,” the adults barge in — and everything fractures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/25/film/white-flowers-and-fruits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yukarisakamoto #horror #jhorror
What makes J-horror tick? For the Silent Hill video game series, it's always been about psychological torment over jump scares, and for the first time, the franchise's brand of terror has a game set on its own shores. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/17/digital/silent-hill-f-horror-video-games-new/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #digital #videogames #silenthill #silenthillf #horror #jhorror #konami
Style overpowers substance in Keishi Kondo’s horror film, which dives deep into dream logic and dread, but its emotional detachment leaves a chill that’s more cold than scary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/17/film/new-religion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #keishikondo #jhorror #kahoseto #ryuseigunsaionji #satoshioka