Which one is better, Japan or American Horror?

Question

Japanese Horror films all the way! They get you with the tension and atmosphere of the film than cheap scare tricks with sudden noises. Do you think im right?

Answer 1

Asian horror in general, I normally prefer Korean over Japanese.

I love the fact that in most Asian horror you can understand why the "bad" guys become who and what they are.. In most you feel sorry for them.. and feel like they were justified.

And for the answer who mentioned they are more supernatural.. did you watch any other than Ringu or Ju-On?.. like Oldboy.. Audition, Lady Vengence, Cinderella?.. The ones American's tend to make remakes of are supernatural.. (although, Crank sounds oddly similar to Oldboy in my opinion) But there are far more movies than there are remakes.

Answer 2

It depends on which films are being compared, as well as the timeframe~from what year to what year, for example. You can't match one body of work against the other. That just won't work. Also, do you intend to include the gorefest/"horror porn" stuff as American horror? To me, they are NOT horror; they're simply grossing out the audience or, as Stephen King phrases it, feeding the alligators of the mind. My gators aren't hungry, so I've turned my back on these nasty creations. You'd have to test America's true horror films against those from Japan.

I truly don't agree that one can be chosen over the other. Brilliant horror films have been created all over the world. U.S. and UK films include gems of horror, including "The Haunting" (original), "The Innocents", "Dark of Night", "The Uninvited", "Curse of the Demon", and many others. They have the tension and the atmosphere that you credit Japanese films with, so perhaps you should examine the works of Val Lewton, especially teamed with Jacques Tourneuer, who created horror films full of eerie and even beautiful images.

So, tell me which movies you want to compare. I'd likely say once more that I couldn't choose one over the other~unless you want to do a movie-to-movie match. You can be certain that I won't bring along "Saw", "Hostel" and others of their ilk. I'll choose "I Walked With a Zombie", "Pumpkinhead", "The Changeling" and others. That's not to say that I don't find Japanese films fascinating; sadly, I haven't had the opportunity to see as many as I'd like. But, I can assure you that Hollywood left behind the trends being carried out there; they discarded artistry for butcher knives.

One thing: Watch "The Blind Beast" (1969). It features torture and dismemberment. So, I suppose U.S. films aren't alone there.

EDIT: I'm seeing that people generally list one film. Have they watched other Japanese films? Are they judging on just one or two films? I have 50+ years of movie viewing from which to draw my opinions. So, you shouldn't make a decision on a couple of films.

Answer 3

Absolutely correct.

Japanese (and Korean) film makers have continued making "true" horror films.

American horror films are relying more, and more on gore, rather than a good storyline and atmosphere setting and fantastic tension.

Asian horror films rely on the original way of making a wonderful horror film, I would prefer a great scare over a bunch of gorey nonsense.

I know this is about horror, but...

Asian film makers also produce the best monster movies compared to American monster movies.

Answer 4

I prefer Japanese horror, and the Japanese classics like Kurosawa's films. American cinema as a whole is dull, cheap, boring, basic and the same tired plot re-sold over and over with only the faces of the talentless actors/actresses changing. Tension, atmosphere and what is implied is far more frightening. Friday the 13th part 13 oooohhh scary, yawn. Love their monster/sci-fi flicks too.

Answer 5

No. I love the American horror movies. Japanese has a whole different way of making movies where Americans can't really comprehend. That is how I feel. I don't understand it. American horror movies all the way

Answer 6

interior the Nineteen Sixties and early 70's i might could say it replaced into the British. yet for many of movie's history, the yank horror movie has been greater desirable. the jap have made some super stuff interior the final 2 many years nevertheless. and that i nevertheless love those previous silent German horror movies--Nosferatu nevertheless has some very useful scenes over eighty years later!

Answer 7

I love Japanese horror, they are sooooooooo ridiculous and funny, but it is pretty hard to compare them to American horror. American is meant to be extremely frightening (think Rosemary's Baby and Exorcist). Japanese horror is more funny than anything, but that is why I like it... like it would have scared me when I was 10 years old, but now I think it is quite funny. I love watching both.

Answer 8

I think the originality in Asian (Japanese/Korean) horror is much better than American, although America was the originator of the genre.
Right now, Asian trumps American.

Answer 9

American horrors that when gory movies like the saw are created

Japanese style movies like the ring or grudge are clearly scary, but are more supernatural so it's not as intense and thrilling as the gory human chopping american style movies.

Answer 10

American. i dont watch japanese films that much.