Japan is famous for its amazing horror movies like The Ring, Ju-on, Ichi the Killer, Cure, Audition, Pulse, Jigoku, Hausu, Onibaba, One Cut of the Dead yet it doesn't have a dedicated horror festival so we'd like to change that. We're just a new small festival in our third year now but we hope to keep growing and become a mecca for horror fans, both domestic and international.

日本は多くの素晴らしいホラー映画で有名ですが、ホラー専用のフェスティバルがないので、私たちはそれを作りたいと思っています。私たちはまだ新しい小さな映画祭ですが、国内外のホラーファンのメッカになるように成長していきたいです。

Our first year was a huge success with a big turnout and we showed IDOL NEVER DiES, the new feature film by Noboru Iguchi who directed The Machine Girl, Mutant Girls Squad, RoboGeisha, Tomie: Unlimited, etc. We even did a special video Q&A with him.

初年度は大成功を収めることができました! 井口昇監督の新作長編映画『IDOL NEVER DiES』を上映しました。井口監督は『片腕マシンガール』『戦闘少女 血の鉄仮面伝説』『富江 アンリミテッド』『ロボゲイシャ』などを手掛けられた監督です。井口監督には、特別にQ&A形式の素晴らしいビデオメッセージも送っていただきました。

Our second year also turned out great with many people coming despite some bad weather (lightning and heavy rain).

2年目もとても順調に幕を閉じることが出来ました。観客と映画製作者の皆様に心より感謝申し上げます。雷雨の悪天候にも関わらず、たくさんの方にお越しいただきました。

We absolutely love and breathe horror in all its ghastly gruesome forms. We want to support the local scene here as well as help overseas filmmakers connect with Japanese horror fans. Our judges consist of both Japanese and Americans with experience in film production and an unhealthy obsession with horror. Please submit your movies either with English subtitles or in English. We don't require Japanese subtitles.

私たちは本当にホラーが大好きで、海外の映画制作者が日本のホラーファンと繋がる手助けをするだけでなく、この地をサポートしたいと思っています。審査員は、映画制作経験のある日本人とアメリカ人で構成されています。応募作品は、英語字幕付き、または英語でお願いします。日本語の字幕は必要ありません。

All chosen films will screen to a live audience in Nakano, Tokyo. We welcome sci-fi too and anything horror adjacent like cult, dark fantasy, spooky animation, mystery, a true crime documentary or horror related doc, etc. During our festival, we'll conduct Q&As with attending cast and crew as well as ask the audience their opinions of the movies.

選ばれた作品は、東京の中野で観客の前で上映されます。SFはもちろん、カルト、ダークファンタジー、不気味なアニメーション、ミステリー、実録の犯罪ドキュメンタリー、ホラー関連ドキュメントなど、ホラーに関連するものなら何でも歓迎です。映画祭期間中は、参加キャスト・監督へのQ&Aや、観客の皆様から映画の感想をお伺いする予定です。

Best Feature
Best Short
Best Special FX
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Animation
Best Monster
Best Splatter
Best Kill
Best Music
Best Visuals
Most Erotic
Most Creepy
Most Funny
Most Diabolical
Most Clever
Most Exciting
Most Unique
Best Feature Script
Best Short Script
Audience Favorite

Please make sure you have all rights necessary for your film to be exhibited. By submitting to our festival, you grant us permission to screen your film in front of a live audience in Tokyo and use your poster as well as images from your film for our festival's promotion. Please keep communication with our staff courteous and professional. Please ensure the email address you have provided on FilmFreeway is correct and up-to-date since we can't be responsible for missed emails due to your address being mistyped or an old one you no longer check.

作品の出品に必要な権利関係をご確認ください。映画祭に応募することにより、東京でのライブ上映、映画祭の宣伝のためのポスターや映像の使用を許可したものとみなします。スタッフとのコミュニケーションはマナーを忘れず、プロフェッショナルにお願いします。FilmFreewayに登録されたメールアドレスが正しく、最新のものであることをご確認ください。メールアドレスの入力ミスや古いメールアドレスのためにメールが届かない場合、弊社は責任を負いかねますのでご了承ください。

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  • One of the best film festivals for horror screenwriters. Awesome (and helpful) team!

    September 2024
  • Adam Gregory

    Great film festival! Thanks for the award and encouragement!

    September 2024
  • I am deeply honored to have been selected as one of the winners for the short screenplay category at the Tokyo Horror Film Festival. Participating in this competition was an immensely enjoyable experience. The festival had great communication throughout the process, which contributed to the positive experience. Regrettably, I was unable to attend the event in person. I highly recommend this festival to others.

    September 2024
  • Tokyo Horror Film Festival was kind enough to include our submission The Pixiestick Incident though it isn't overt horror, they still must have watched the movie! Which doesnt seem to be the case with other horror festivals necessarily. I highly recommend.

    August 2024
  • It was my honor to have my script 48 Hours in Atoka as an official selection in the Tokyo Horror Film Festival. Communication with the staff was great. Looking forward to seeing how this festivals grows and to be part of it again in the future.

    July 2024