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Best Japanese Horror Movies

This collection ranks 1,691 Japanese horror movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Godzilla Minus One. Films listed here were originally released in Japanese (日本語).

1,691 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Godzilla

    1954· 1h 36m

    7.61.1K
  3. 3

    Ninja Scroll

    1993· 1h 34m

    7.8762
  4. 4

    Cure

    1997· 1h 51m

    7.6851
  7. 7

    Exit 8

    2025· 1h 35m

    7.0733
  8. 8

    Kwaidan

    1965· 3h 3m

    7.7468
  9. 9

    Dollhouse

    2025· 1h 50m

    7.6127
  10. 10

    Ring

    1998· 1h 36m

    7.11.7K
  12. 12

    Shin Godzilla

    2016· 2h 0m

    7.21.6K
  13. 13

    Onibaba

    1964· 1h 45m

    7.7488
  14. 14

    Audition

    2000· 1h 55m

    7.11.8K
  15. 15

    House

    1977· 1h 28m

    7.3813
  21. 21

    Kuroneko

    1968· 1h 40m

    7.4234
  28. 28

    I Am a Hero

    2016· 2h 6m

    7.5510
  30. 30

    Dark Water

    2002· 1h 41m

    6.8736
  31. 31

    Pulse

    2001· 1h 59m

    6.7705
  33. 33

    Cold Fish

    2011· 2h 26m

    6.9414
  49. 49

    Door

    1988· 1h 34m

    6.032

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,691 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Godzilla Minus One currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.