Lover of genre movies and a noted film historian – Jack “The Agnostic” Garcia examines some of his favorite Japanese horror films from the 1960’s. As the world wide revival of the horror film took hold during the late 1950’s – Japanese filmmakers would draw inspiration from the European art film as well as the ancient indigenous religion , Shinto and it’s many divine beings filled with supernatural and spiritual power. Kabuki theater from the Edo period (1650 to 1900) , whose plots were often based on traditional Japanese folk tales (ghost stories and Samurai warrior legends) – would also be a major influence . Helping to create a mystical film pastiche that would become popular with both Western and Japanese audiences. In Part One – Jack gives in depth analysis of 14 films produced between 1959 to 1966 – including such classics as – The Bloodsword of the 99th Virgin (1959) – The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) – Jigoku (1960) – Kwaidan (1964) – Onibaba (1964) and Diamajin / The Japanese Golem (1966).

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