Kairo/Pulse Trailers

This is the trailer for the well known Japanese Horror Movie 'Kairo'.





And this is the 2006 American remake of 'Kairo' which is 'Pulse'. Try and compare the different ways in which these trailers attract western and non-western audiences into wanting to watch the films.


[WARNING-PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF MEDIA/FILM STUDIES SOME CLIPS USED MAY CONTAIN SWEAR WORDS. DO NOT WATCH THESE CLIPS IF YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE OFFENDED BY SUCH LANGUAGE.-WARNING]

Kairo or Pulse? Original or Remake?

With further researching during the past few days I have found another Japanese Horror Movie that has been remade for a mainstream audience. 'Kairo' a Japanese Horror movie which was directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa was a big hit in Japanese but many critics could say that its American remake did not meet up to the standards of the original. The remake was calld 'Pulse' and it was released in 2006. It followed the same plot and had similar visual ideas as the original did. If I find a trailer for these films I will post them and you can compare the difference or similiarities of a western and non-western style of trailers.

Japanese & American Horror Movies

It could be said that many American Horror Movies have been influenced by Japanese Movies and their well used techniques in their movies. For example, 'The Grudge' and 'The Ring' were remade for a Western audience so that they can adapt to the typical techniques used. If you click on the title above it will take you to a article about 'The Current Influence of Japanese Horror Movies on American Horror Films'. Have a look at it and find out abit more about Japanese Movies and their impact on a mainstream audience.

'Amazon.com' Top 25 Japanese Movies

If you have never seen that many Japanese Movies then you have missed out on alot of exciting fight scenes and differet storylines. If you are interesting in finding out what 'Amazon.com' suggested as the Top 25 Japanese Movies then click on the title above.

Kung Pow vs. The Cow

This is the wierdest fight scene that I have ever seen. From the spoof Kung Pow - Enter the Fist.

Kung Pow - Enter the Fist

This film was released in 2002 and is a spoof of the martial arts genre. This shows how Japanese movies have made an impact on a mainstream film industry. I wouldn't say that this film is that funny however its got one of the wierdest fights I have ever seen. This fight scene will be posted soon on my blog.

Hypothesis

With further decision making I have came up with a hypothesis that i think i can use for my critical research.

1) The impact that Japanese Movies has had on a mainstream film industry.

2) How Japanese Movies have made an impact on a mainstream film industry.

3) How the Asian Cinema has made an impact on a mainstream film industry/audience.

Planning Research Methods

Throughout my research I'm planning to use different types of research methods in order to be as accurate as possible. I will be planning to use primary and secondary research. Primary research consists of research that is first hand and is not some sort of statistics on the internet. I will have the choice of carrying out a questionnaire or interviewing people and finding out things from their opinion. My quantitative data will come from the questionnaires and the statistical data i will find as my secondary research. Also, I will collect qualitative data by carrying out interviews and gettings peoples opinions rather than numbers and statistics. This will help my critical research to have a accurate view of both quantitative and qualitative data. Secondly, I will use secondary research in order to have factual research in my work. I will surf the internet for statistics and other sorts of numerical data that can help my critical research. I will also use textbooks and archives for further help in my work. By using these two types of research I will have enough information for my critical research.

Japanese Horror Movie Database

It could be said that the Japanese Film Industry is famous for the horror films that they have made. 'The Ring' and 'The Grudge' are well known films to us all as we have seen remakes of those films. If you click on he title above it will take you to a 'Japanese Horror Movie Database'.

BBC World Cinema Library

On the BBC website there is a section of most of the well known films from around the world. (If you want to check this out then click on the title above)