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This quiz tests knowledge of supernatural horror films from Japan, South Korea and other Asian countries. It draws on verified production details, cast information, source material and narrative facts from well-documented releases. Questions cover a range of difficulty while remaining strictly factual.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Who directed the 1998 Japanese film Ringu?

A. Takashi Miike
B. Hideo Nakata
C. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
D. Shinya Tsukamoto

Question 2: The 1998 film Ringu is adapted from a novel by which writer?

A. Ryu Murakami
B. Banana Yoshimoto
C. Koji Suzuki
D. Haruki Murakami

Question 3: What is the name of the central vengeful spirit in the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge?

A. Sadako Yamamura
B. Asami Yamazaki
C. Kayako Saeki
D. Mitsuko

Question 4: In which year was the South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters released?

A. 2001
B. 2003
C. 2005
D. 2007

Question 5: Who directed the 2002 Hong Kong-Singaporean horror film The Eye?

A. Danny Pang and Oxide Pang
B. Fruit Chan
C. Tsui Hark
D. Johnnie To

Question 6: The Japanese film Kairo, released in 2001, is also known in English by what title?

A. Pulse
B. Dark Water
C. Noroi
D. Audition

Question 7: Which actor stars as the lead in the 1999 Japanese film Audition?

A. Eihi Shiina
B. Ryo Ishibashi
C. Tadanobu Asano
D. Shinya Tsukamoto

Question 8: The Thai horror film Shutter was released in what year?

A. 2002
B. 2004
C. 2006
D. 2008

Question 9: Which novel series provides the source material for the Japanese film Ringu and its sequels?
A. The Ring
B. Ring
C. Spiral
D. Loop

Question 10: The director of Ringu also helmed which 2002 supernatural horror sequel?

A. Ju-on: The Grudge
B. Dark Water
C. Kairo
D. Noroi: The Curse

Answers

  1. B. Hideo Nakata – Hideo Nakata directed Ringu in 1998. Takashi Miike, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Shinya Tsukamoto directed other Japanese horror films but not this one.
  2. C. Koji Suzuki – Koji Suzuki wrote the 1991 novel Ring on which the film is based. The other listed writers did not create the source material.
  3. C. Kayako Saeki – Kayako Saeki is the vengeful spirit central to Ju-on: The Grudge. Sadako Yamamura appears in Ringu and the other names belong to different films.
  4. B. 2003 – A Tale of Two Sisters was released in 2003. The surrounding years do not match the verified release date.
  5. A. Danny Pang and Oxide Pang – The brothers Danny and Oxide Pang directed The Eye. The other directors are not credited with this film.
  6. A. Pulse – Kairo is the original Japanese title released in English as Pulse. Dark Water, Noroi and Audition are separate films.
  7. B. Ryo Ishibashi – Ryo Ishibashi plays the lead role in Audition. Eihi Shiina appears in a supporting role and the others are not in the cast.
  8. B. 2004 – Shutter was released in 2004. The other years are incorrect for the original Thai version.
  9. B. Ring – The novel series is titled Ring. The Ring is the English film title, while Spiral and Loop are later books in the same series but not the original source.
  10. B. Dark Water – Hideo Nakata directed Dark Water in 2002. Ju-on, Kairo and Noroi were directed by others.

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