Asian Horror on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
Dororo
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn exchange for a seat of power, Kagemitsu Daigo (Kiichi Nakai) pledged 48 body parts from his unborn son, Hyakkimaru (Satoshi Tsumabuki), to 48 demons. Now a mighty Samurai warrior out for revenge, Hyakkimaru crosses paths with a young thief named Dororo (Kou Shibasaki). With Dororo by his side, Hyakkimaru grows more complete with every demon he vanquishes. Hitori Gekidan co-stars in this live-action adaptation of Tezuka Osamu's manga.
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White
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsGirl group Pink Dolls are largely unknown, overshadowed by other, more popular idols. However, after covering the mysterious song "White" for their second album, they become overnight sensations -- but this brand of fame comes with a sinister price.
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Dumplings
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHoping to hang onto her unfaithful husband by looking younger, a retired television star eagerly begins eating dumplings purported to have rejuvenation powers. But her increasing appetite for these rare delicacies leads to unsavory complications.
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Hansel & Gretel
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen he becomes stranded on a lonely stretch of road, Eun-Soo is led by a mysterious girl to her lovely home in the woods where everything is magically picture-perfect -- except that Eun-Soo is unable to leave.
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Ju-on: The Grudge
2002 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA young nurse learns that the house she's visiting is cursed by two brutal murders that happened there. Soon, she realizes that everyone who sets foot in the house, which is inhabited by vengeful spirits, meets a bloody and disturbing end.
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Ju-on: White Ghost / Black Ghost
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Takashi Shimizu toasts the 10th anniversary of his influential horror film Ju-on with two spooky shorts. In "White Ghost," a psychic teen terrorizes his family. In "Black Ghost," a patient learns the truth about a cyst in her body.
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The Host
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn Seoul's River Han, a giant mutant creature has developed as a result of toxic chemical dumping. When the squidlike monster scoops up the teenage granddaughter of humble snack-bar owner Hie-bong, he races to track down the murderous beast.
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Ju-On 2
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsReturning to the evil abode used to such chilling effect in Ju-On, this creepy second installment introduces new victims to the dwelling's curse, including a pregnant woman with serious questions about her unborn child.
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Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSeeking inspiration for her new novel, Yun-hee travels to Vietnam hoping to research a local legend involving a painting of a girl named Muoi. But as Yun-hee gets closer to the mystery, she risks being drawn into Muoi's evil plans.
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Croczilla
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA rampaging two-ton crocodile with an insatiable appetite is set loose in the city. With the army on the hunt, Croczilla will terrorize innocent people while a sexy model tries to recover millions from its belly.
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Goth
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHigh school students Itsuki Kamayama (Kanata Hongô) and Yoru Morino (Rin Takanashi) share an uncommon passion for death and all things dark, which makes them the perfect pair to track down a serial killer who's roaming the streets in the Tokyo suburbs. But they aren't particularly interested in crime-solving; they just want to get a good look at the victims' dead bodies. Gen Takahashi directs this stylish adaptation of Otsuichi's popular manga.
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The Guard Post
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSgt. Maj. Noh is dispatched to investigate the massacre of 20 soldiers in a demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. When he arrives, one of his men is covered in blood and holding an ax.
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To Catch a Virgin Ghost
2004 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSeok-tae, the son of the gang's boss, runs away with a huge diamond that the gang has just stolen in a heist. He runs and hides in what appears to be a sleepy little village called Sisily. When the gang finally make their way to Sisily, they realize something is indeed very odd and even spooky about this town.
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The Eye 2
2004 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAn expectant mother is startled by the side effects of her pregnancy: namely, her newfound ability to see ghosts. But when she learns that one of the spirits might want her child, morning sickness is the least of her worries.
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Dream Home
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsCheung (Josie Ho) will do anything to own her perfect little dream home -- anything. And with a mix of cold-hearted determination and homicidal tendencies, the title and deed do become hers. But who will have to pay the price for Cheung's outrageous methods? Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eason Chan, Lawrence Chou, Michelle Ye Suen and Juno Mak co-star in this shocking slasher from director Ho-Cheung Pang.
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Chaw
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsThe inhabitants of a mountainside village have a big problem when tourists begin to fall prey to a giant, man-eating boar roaming the hills. With a hog terrorizing visitors and villagers alike, the entire town gets in on the chase to stop the menace.
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The Unseeable
2006 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsHelmed by one of Thailand's foremost auteur directors in his horror genre debut. Rumors abound in this small rural town of a widow and her maid who has taken on a lover they say is hardly human.
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Voices
2007 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAs her family and friends inexplicably begin offing one another, teenager Ga-in Kim fears that she'll be the next victim. Convinced that a family curse is at work and unable to trust anyone, Ga-in sets out to unravel the mystery on her own.
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Pulse
2001 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsSet in Tokyo, this disturbing thriller follows three people facing a mystery that defies temporal explanation as a young man named Taguchi kills himself and later appears as a spectral computer image. Soon more of the city's denizens vanish in a similar fashion, with their ghostly souls turning up on the same Internet site. Can Taguchi's co-worker (Kumiko Aso), a college slacker (Haruhiko Kato) and a computer whiz (Koyuki) solve the conundrum?
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Missing
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn this Korean horror-thriller based on a true story, a girl traces her missing sister to the home of an elderly man where, unbeknownst to the neighbors, horrible things have been happening behind closed doors.
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The Evil Twin
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsSo-yeon awakens from a 10-year coma with no memory of her sister's accidental drowning. When a series of murders plagues her village, So-yeon begins to uncover a terrible secret that haunts her family.
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Blood
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThe murder of a maid leads Tokyo cop Hoshino (Kanji Tsuda) from the remote country estate of oddly ageless Miyako (Aya Sugimoto) to the back room of urbane businessman Ukyo (Jun Kaname), whom the tenacious detective surprises in vampiric mid-meal. In this sleek horror thriller, the onetime samurai tells of his fateful transformation at the hands of femme fatale Miyako, while the hard-boiled Hoshino struggles to resist the siren's toothsome call.
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The Curse of February 29th
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter a mysterious driver in a darkened car hands over a bloody toll ticket, terrified tollbooth attendant Ji-yeon discovers that a lethal curse has struck her station every February 29 since a fatal accident occurred there years ago.
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Barking Dogs Never Bite
2000 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsDriven to distraction by a dog yapping endlessly in a nearby apartment, Yun-ju (Sung-jae Lee) -- a college lecturer who's already stressed by his pregnant wife's (Ho-jung Kim) nagging and his slim chances of landing a professorship -- takes action to silence the animal. Soon other dogs in the apartment complex fall strangely quiet, and the landlord's bookkeeper (Doona Bae) sets out to find out why. Joon-ho Bong directs this dark comedy.
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Epitaph
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis artfully rendered Jeong Brothers horror story follows a man and his wife who investigate a string of murders, a medical student who is taunted by horrifying visions of a dead girl, and a child who is haunted by the ghosts of her late parents. Nothing is what it seems in this chilling tale of fractured love, set in a small Korean hospital of a bygone era and tucked beneath a tapestry of tortured souls. Bo-kyeong Kim and Tae-woo Kim star.
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