Japanese Folklore Movies

  • 2013
    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    8.12013HD

    Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious...

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  • 1965
    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    7.71965HD

    Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money...

    Kwaidan
  • 2020
    Howling Village

    Howling Village

    Howling Village

    5.82020HD

    After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to...

    Howling Village
  • 2022
    Ox-Head Village

    Ox-Head Village

    Ox-Head Village

    5.62022HD

    Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head...

    Ox-Head Village
  • 2021
    Suicide Forest Village

    Suicide Forest Village

    Suicide Forest Village

    6.62021HD

    One day a mysterious box arrived and a curse began to spread all over. The source of the box is 'Jukai Village'. The village is hidden in Jukai...

    Suicide Forest Village
  • 1968
    Profound Desires of the Gods

    Profound Desires of the Gods

    Profound Desires of the Gods

    7.4421968HD

    Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.

    Profound Desires of the Gods
  • 2018
    Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch

    Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch

    Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch

    62018HD

    A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s...

    Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch
  • 2020
    The Memory Eraser

    The Memory Eraser

    The Memory Eraser

    5.32020HD

    Ryoichi Yoshimori is a university student. His girlfriend, Kyoko Sawada is a few years older but the pair don’t care as they are deeply in...

    The Memory Eraser
  • 2012
    Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress

    Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress

    Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress

    6.92012HD

    Hamaji, a young huntress from the mountains, stumbles into the middle of a shogun’s vendetta against a group of human-dog hybrids, the...

    Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
  • 1988
    Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

    Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

    Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War

    01988HD

    Osomatsu-kun New Year's Special involving Chibita and the cast in a parody of several fairy tales, the most prominent being Momotarou and Cinderella.

    Osomatsu-kun: Go For It! Chibita's Oni War
  • 2016
    The Virgin Soldier

    The Virgin Soldier

    The Virgin Soldier

    6.42016HD

    Two soldiers, Daniel and Jerome, flee a war we don’t see and we know nothing about. Jerome is badly injured, he will die, he says it, he knows...

    The Virgin Soldier
  • 2023
    Ukabu

    Ukabu

    Ukabu

    02023HD

    The town where Yui lives was once surrounded by a dense forest. The forest has a legend of people being spirited away by the Tengu inhabited there....

    Ukabu
  • 2021
    The Giants

    The Giants

    The Giants

    8.32021HD

    We follow the epic lives of sumo legends who made it from humble beginnings in Hawaii, to becoming the first foreigners to rise to the highest ranks...

    The Giants
  • 2013
    The Burning Buddha Man

    The Burning Buddha Man

    The Burning Buddha Man

    3.22013HD

    There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her...

    The Burning Buddha Man
  • 1933
    Motion Picture: The Kitsune vs. the Tanukis

    Motion Picture: The Kitsune vs. the Tanukis

    Motion Picture: The Kitsune vs. the Tanukis

    7.41933HD

    A farmer walking in the woods is frightened away by a shapeshifting fox, who then disguises himself as a samurai and makes his way to a temple,...

    Motion Picture: The Kitsune vs. the Tanukis
  • 1970
    Bloat

    Bloat

    Bloat

    01970HD

    A military officer stationed in Turkey while his wife is vacationing in Japan with their kids. During the stay, their younger son almost drowns in a...

    Bloat
  • 2021
    OSARU-CHAN

    OSARU-CHAN

    OSARU-CHAN

    02021HD

    When two brothers steal a valuable heirloom from an elderly Japanese woman, they unknowingly awaken her demigod son, Osaru, who does not take kindly...

    OSARU-CHAN
  • 1898
    化け地蔵

    化け地蔵

    化け地蔵

    01898HD

    One of the two earliest horror films ever made. This film is presumed lost.

    化け地蔵
  • 1993
    Bells of Waiting

    Bells of Waiting

    Bells of Waiting

    4.21993HD

    "Bells of Waiting" - a horror short by Glenn McClanan - tells the eerie tale of Vanessa, a young professional who goes to her ex-boyfriend's...

    Bells of Waiting
  • 2014
    Usagi Yojimbo: The Last Request

    Usagi Yojimbo: The Last Request

    Usagi Yojimbo: The Last Request

    02014HD

    Lintika Films has recently made a proof of concept short film that they are shopping around Hollywood. It is a combination of 2D and 3D stop-motion...

    Usagi Yojimbo: The Last Request