Onryo in cinema

When we talk about Japanese ghosts in cinema, some names are frequently mentioned: Sadako, Kayako, these two are the most famous of them. Others made their debut in the shadow of these two cinema stars such as Natre, Kushisake-onna, Teke Teke...
In Japanese mythology, these ghosts are called onryō - vengeful spirits - and are the most current form of "ghosts" used in many Asian horror films.

Filmography:

 Ring, 1998, Hideo Nakata

The Ring, 2002, Gore Verbinsky
The Ring Two, 2005, Hideo Nakata
Rings (short film), 2005, Jonathan Liebesman
Rings, 2017, F. Javier Gutiérrez

The Grudge, 2004, Takashi Shimizu
The Grudge 2, 2006, Takashi Shimizu
The Grudge 3, 2009, Toby Wilkins

Shutter, 2004, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom

Teketeke, 2009, Kōji Shiraishi
Teketeke 2, 2009, Kōji Shiraishi

Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman, 2007, Kōji Shiraishi

Ju On 

Sadako vs. Kayako, 2016, Kōji Shiraishi


Now, go learn how cinema uses their image in detail with the Film Theorists. They do a great job, by the way.

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