The Bride of the Ghost Lake (1979)Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate another strange mystery.
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (1979)On a snowy winter night, Soetsu, a blind masseur, and his daughter Shiga visit the nobleman Shinzaemon Fukami. Drunk, he assaults Shiga, and when Soetsu tries to protect her, he’s brutally killed. Later, Soetsu's body is thrown into a swamp, but his spirit returns to haunt Shinzaemon, driving him inevitably toward death.
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Sealed Room of the Inner Chamber (1979)In the final days of the Edo shogunate, a government commander enters Edo Castle to inspect the Ōoku. Ignoring warnings, he steps into a forbidden room where, 200 years before, Lady Oyuki, a favored concubine, was forced to commit suicide by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi over a suspected affair. Consumed by vengeance, her spirit continues to haunt all those involved in the tragedy.
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Yotsuya (1979)Iemon Fukasawa, a masterless samurai, marries Oiwa but is repulsed by a dark mark on her face. He descends into alcoholism and starts an affair with O-hana, a maid carrying another man’s child. Together, they conspire to poison Oiwa, killing her and disposing of her body in a moat. But Oiwa’s vengeful spirit rises from the depths, seeking revenge.
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri (1979)While on a pilgrimage, young monk Sōchō sees a waterfall turn blood-red, a sight villagers fear is the curse of a woman who drowned herself years ago. Ignoring their warnings, he ventures into the haunted Tenbu Pass to find a missing medicine seller. There, he encounters a stunning woman in a remote house, but anyone who touches her is transformed into an animal…
Nessuna copertinaAnche l'estasi (1978)"Anche l’estasi è orrore, e l’orrore ormai è quotidiano: questo è in breve il motivo fondamentale del film che, in tre episodi e una parte introduttiva, presenta altrettante pagine di orrore appunto come lo si può incontrare ogni giorno per strada, al bar, in casa, ai giardini pubblici, in uffici e istituti vari, nelle istituzioni in definitiva; e anche sul set cinematografico [...]"
Orochi (1978)A film adaptation of Kazuo Umezu's manga with mysterious images that express time. In the short time of only 4 minutes, the original flavour of the original work and the artist's unique perspective are skillfully intertwined and condensed, and the original images that make us feel the passage of time are a sight to behold.
Legend of the Parrot (1978)A period fantasy film. It boasts a formidable cast, featuring the dashing Liu Dekai, the stunningly beautiful Hu Yuming, the refined and cultured Li Daohong, the sultry Zhang Yingzhen, alongside cameos by Cao Jian, Liu Yanfang, Jiang Qingxia, and Qian Demen. Liu Dekai plays the male lead, scholar Wang Yu, who falls instantly in love with Hu Yuming's character Ling Feng. Ling Feng is rescued by Xian Ni and taught immortal arts. After enduring countless trials, the two finally unite as husband and wife.
Nessuna copertinaSpirit of Love Mae Nak Phra Khanong (1978)The legend of immortal love..that fascinates you forever!!
Ghost Coast (1978)Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate infidelity, blackmail, and murder at a seaside resort.
Nessuna copertinaThe Gate of the Hell (1978)A group of youngsters camp out and get caught in a storm. They take refuge in an old house, and down in the cellar of the mansion is the vampire.
Crocodile Fangs (1978)A giant crocodile is terrorizing Thai villagers. A group of adventurers set out by boat to track it down and kill it. The Korean cut is lost, however, every other export release/recut survives.
The Guest (1977)A woman reveals her inner thoughts as she performs various chores around the bedroom.
Le Portrait de Dorian Gray (1977)Basil Hallward is a mediocre painter. His exhibitions owe their success to his social position and nothing more. But one day Basil meets Dorian Gray, symbol of youth and a certain beauty.
Bloodthirsty Hawk (1977)A mining community discovers that men are dying from unknown circumstances which leads to the discovery of a giant flying monster vulture by the name of Rodan that promptly attacks Japan.
Penal School for Raped Girls (1977)Young prostitutes are taken to a penal school run by a group of nuns so that they can recover. However, the current mother superior is actually a mad assassin who killed the real one and took her place, changing the entire treatment and discipline regime of the boarding school.
The Fifth Minute (1976)The Fifth Minute' is the second episode of eight in the series 'Other Realms' by writer, director, animator Jon Coley. Coley was just 17 years old when he made this episode. These 'Other Realms' episodes are tales of strange happenings where the bizarre becomes commonplace, melding atmostpheric soundtracks, stop-motion animation, and sophisticated editing techniques.
Albino (1976)A colonial police officer in Rhodesia hunts down the albino terrorist who raped and murdered his fiancee.
Exorcising Sword (1975)Unavailable Taiwanese tokusatsu film involving demons and giant monsters from the sea. Footage from this film was used in The Fairy and the Devil (1982).
Ghost Hotel (1975)A series of murders at a hotel (plus some missing money) has the police investigating the hotel staff. However, someone has actually been possessed by a ghost. After thinking they've driven out the evil spirit, a family takes possession of the property and move in, but the spirit returns.
H.P. Lovecraft - The Shadow Out of Time (1975)Basato su "L'ombra venuta dal tempo" di H.P. Lovecraft, questo è il racconto di un professore che viene colpito da una crisi epilettica che gli causa un'amnesia totale. Durante la convalescenza, è così diverso che la sua famiglia lo abbandona. Per cinque anni si dedica allo studio di argomenti al di fuori della sua specializzazione, poi viene colpito da un'altra crisi. Al suo risveglio è di nuovo se stesso, ma ora non ha alcun ricordo dei cinque anni trascorsi tra i due attacchi. Inizia ad avere sogni bizzarri e cerca di scoprire cosa ha fatto durante quei cinque anni di cui non ha memoria. Ciò che scopre, unito alla crescente verosimiglianza dei suoi sogni, lo convince che qualcosa di molto più oscuro di un semplice cambiamento di personalità è in atto.
A Remodeled Beauty (1975)An obstetrician Jeon Dong-Kuk' wife gives birth to a cat baby. Taken a pessimistic view of this, he replaces the baby with a newborn baby in the hospital. Nineteen years later, developing a new remodeling technology, Dong-Kuk comes back to Korea and has his daughter's birthday party. At that time, a cat woman, Yun-Ok comes to Dong-Kuk and he undergoes a plastic operation on her face. Then, his daughter, So-Young's face turns into a cat's. When Dong-Kuk operates on Yun-Ok's face again, So-Young gets back her face. Yun-Ok tries to kill Dong-Kuk. Finally, Dong-Kuk and his real daughter Yun-Ok die together.
The Monsterizer (1975)The Monsterizer and his gang of monsters kidnap prominent citizens of Good Haven, including the Mayor and Police Chief. They are then transformed into monsters by a device, creating more lackeys for the Monsterizer. The Mighty Heroes respond to a call for help. They attempt to reason with the Mayor and Police Chief, but instead get captured. The heroes are put into the Monsterizer's machine, with Rope Man used to tie them up. The heroes can't escape without snapping Rope Man in two. But Diaper Man uses his milk bottle to prevent the Monsterizer from activating the device. That gives the heroes enough time to escape. They eventually overpower the Monsterizer and change the Mayor and Police Chief into their old selves.
Demon, Demon (1975)An executive falls in love with and marries his secretary. However, he soon begins to suspect that she may be a demon who is after possession of his soul.
The Sky is Falling (1975)Chicken, a desperate hippie junkie living in a small Spanish village, is finding it difficult to separate fantasy and reality. This isn't helped by the villagers practising magic and child sacrifice, or his involvement with a group of boozy expatriates lost in their own dreams and regrets.
Nessuna copertinaTeenage Teasers (1975)Hitchhiking on their vacation with no set destination, two girls are picked up by a man who involves them in rape and murder.
Diabolicamente... Letizia (1975)Una coppia che non può avere figli decide di adottare la propria nipote, Letizia, ciononostante la ragazza sia già più che adolescente. Letizia cresciuta in un ambiente oltremodo religioso è dotata di poteri paranormali. Getterà discordia fra i componenti della famiglia e non arretrerà nemmeno di fronte all'omicidio...
The Night of the Walking Dead (1975)In a 19th century village, a young aristocrat suffering from a terminal disease finds herself being drawn to the underground world of vampires and their strange rituals.
The Devil Made Me Do It (1974)Satan sends female demons plus his two sons to Earth to corrupt various people.
เกาะรักนางงู (1974)本片由泰國著名導演 พยุง พยกุล 創作並執導,為國際市場量身打造。故事改編自東南亞關於南海群島的神秘傳説——傳説中,納迦(Naga)巨蛇世代守護著這片碧藍海域,擁有千年的神秘力量。島上流傳著人與神蛇之間關於愛與禁忌的浪漫故事。 電影講述了一名冒險家偶然闖入這座隱藏於世的島嶼,卻意外捲入人與蛇靈之間的恩怨與愛情。他與島上的一位美麗少女共同揭開了納迦的秘密,並在生死邊緣書寫了一段不朽的愛情傳奇。 主演包括 ไพโรจน์ ใจสิงห์、ปริศนา ชบาไพร(首次出演非動作角色,與香港演員同台競技)、แอลเบิร์ต ลี 和 ซาลีน่า ชุย。此外,คณะนาฏศิลป์ อินทรดารา 舞蹈團更以精美絕倫的舞蹈表演增添影片奇幻色彩。 本片以奇幻與浪漫交織的敘事風格,將千年傳説搬上銀幕,展現了一段美輪美奐的愛與勇氣之旅。
Frankenstein: A Love Story (1974)Fascinated by the idea of being able to create life through science, a count produces a monster from corpses. Does the creature have a soul?
It Happened One Weekend (1974)Twin brothers in a story of Satanic worship, occult rituals, and "demonic assassination" on a country estate.
Terrifying Ghost (1974)Human or ghost, truth or illusion—reality and fantasy intertwine! The young couple Jia Junrui and his wife met a bizarre death within the Heaven and Earth Temple. Was it human malice or supernatural interference? Human greed and desire lay laid bare. What lies behind this mysterious murder?
Leyenda Macabras de La Colonia (1974)The Mexican luchador Tinieblas buys an ancient painting of a dead woman ignoring the warning that it is haunted. Later, after a fight his partners El Fantasma Blanco and Mil Máscaras joins him in a party at his apartment with two beautiful ladies, but when the clock reaches midnight the painting transports them all to colonial times. In order to return home they must face Spanish Conquistadores, Aztec Warriors and an evil witch whose mother, an unstoppable living dead hungry for human sacrifices, is the woman in the painting.
Nessuna copertinaThe Silverfish King (1973)Somersaulter-Moats and Somersaulter's first independently produced film is a surreal meditation on a childhood phobia. At once humorous, playful and twistedly obsessive, The Silverfish King follows a narrator as he describes an early fascination with a cartoon character that morphed into an irrational fixation. Following the twists and turns of logic and accompanied by idiosyncratic doodles, The Silverfish King is reminiscent of the stories of Gogol, Poe and Kafka.
Savage Abduction (1973)A serial killer murders a businessman's wife, then blackmails the man into procuring young girls for him to murder. The businessman hires a gang of renegade motor-cyclists to kidnap girls for him.
Sexy Cat (1973)A movie crew shooting a film featuring a comic-strip hero named The Sexy Cat finds itself stalked by a serial killer who begins murdering the cast and crew.
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel (1973)A horror feature film project that was sold to the Cannes Film Festival Market, shot as a preview, before being abandoned.
Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento (1973)Il film narra di una setta di vampiri in attesa di trovare la giusta donna in grado di dare nuova vita alla dea mortale uccisa seicento anni prima. Approfittando di una festa di gala infatti, la setta mette in scena persecuzioni e omicidi fino però alla loro stessa distruzione.
แม่ปลาบู่ (1972)天强有两个妻子,姐姐叫美娟,妹妹叫美兰。丈夫一直认为大老婆是扫把星,直接将她丢到河里喂鱼。大老婆变成了一条鱼,每天与她的女儿美娟见面。 二老婆看不顺眼,叫来捕鱼人将鱼杀死。大老婆的灵魂随后化作一棵金叶树,幸好有美娟悉心照料才得以存活。尽管美娟受到后妈与妹妹美兰的刁难,但她被皇上看中成为皇后。 后妈不甘心,找来巫师让美娟变成小鸟,而美兰借用美娟的灵魂成为皇后。最终,美娟在一位仙爷的帮助下获救,并得到了一个拥有法术的孩子。这个孩子最终杀死了巫师。美兰因受到责备而选择上吊自尽。 本片改编自泰国经典民间传说《ปลาบู่ทอง》(金乌鳢)。