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Japanese

This category is for links and resources to filmmakers, films, and actors from Japan, as well as general information on the Japanese film industry.

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Bearded Prawn

Asian movie review site, featuring many reviews of prominent Japanese films including Ring, Uzumaki, Koroshiya Ichi and others.

Black Moon Reviews

Reviews of Japanese cinema and anime.

Boryokugai

Source for vintage Japanese movie posters.

Cinema.3Yen.com

Japanese cinema weblog featuring short reviews, links, and trailers.

Eigapedia

Movie reviews and discussion forums focused exclusively on Japanese Cinema. Also features trailers, links and some small images.

IMDb: Japanese

Guide to Japanese language movies, search or browse the titles alphabetically.

Junji Ito - Mutagene

Fansite dedicated to Junji Ito, Japan's top horror manga artist/writer, covering all the film adaptations of his work, reviews and images.

Lisa's Japanese Movie Listing

A listing of movies about Japan or made in Japan, providing information and short synopses.

Mark Schilling's Tokyo Ramen

Reviews and articles about Japanese films and pop culture by Mark Schilling, reviewer for The Japan Times and reporter for Screen International.

Midnight Eye

Japanese cult cinema news. Articles, reviews, and DVD releases.

Modern Japan - Entertainment - Movies

An introduction to the movie industry in Japan.

Realm of Shades

Article on Japanese ghost films from the Metro Times by Deborah Hochberg.

SaruDama.com

Indepth reviews of Japanese film, with elements of folklore, history and ratings.

SciFi Japan

News, discussion and images from/ about Japanese tokusatsu (special effects) films.

Tangemania

Aaron Gerow is a professor of Japanese cinema at Yale University. Books, print article bibliography, links to his online articles and interviews, film review, and related links.

Toho Kingdom

Fan site for the Toho production company. Film directory, character biographies, staff database, soundtrack guide, DVD listings, information on tie-in books and comics, box office reports, news, upcoming releases, reviews, multimedia, feature articles, and related links.

Unearthed Films

Official website of US company who have the exclusive film rights to the Japanese 'Guinea Pig' series, featuring plot outlines, streaming trailers, a history of the genre and links.