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Japanese horror

films of the horror genre with a decidedly Eastern and specifically Japanese style
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Japanese horror

Summary

Japanese horror is a film genre by country[1]. It draws 1,672 Wikipedia views per month (film_genre_by_country category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese horror's instance of is recorded as film genre by country[3].
  • Japanese horror is a type of supernatural horror film[4].
  • Japanese horror is a type of cinema of Japan[5].
  • Japanese horror's Commons category is recorded as Japanese horror[6].
  • Japanese horror's described by source is recorded as Nightmare Japan: Contemporary Japanese Horror Cinema[7].

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Definition and Type

Japanese horror's instance of is recorded as film genre by country[3]. Recorded subclass of include supernatural horror film[4] and cinema of Japan[5].

Why It Matters

Japanese horror draws 1,672 Wikipedia views per month (film_genre_by_country category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → supernatural horror film, cinema of Japan
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → film genre by country
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/J_Horror, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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