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Movies Like Grudge: Blood-sucking higanbana calls the spirits of the dead

If you liked Grudge: Blood-sucking higanbana calls the spirits of the dead (1982), a horror movie directed by Shigeru Doi, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Reincarnation

    Reincarnation (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

  2. 2Saint Catherine

    Saint Catherine (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also horror

    An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.

  3. 3The Wailer

    The Wailer (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    On their way to Mexico, six students are stranded in a small town where years before a tragedy took place.

  4. 4Another

    Another (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.

  5. 5A Nun's Curse

    A Nun's Curse (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.

  6. 6The Grudge

    The Grudge (2004)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

  7. 7Onibaba

    Onibaba (1964)

    ★ 7.7/10Also horror

    While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has…

  8. 8Gantz: Perfect Answer

    Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)

    ★ 6.6/10Also horror

    Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.

  9. 9The Last Breath

    The Last Breath (2024)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    A group of old college friends reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white…

  10. 10X-Cross

    X-Cross (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    Recovering from a failed love affair Shiyori heads to the country, in the company of best friend and bad girl Aiko. Having taken a long soak in the hot spring they retire to their respective cabins. They soon discover…

  11. 11Succubus

    Succubus (2024)

    ★ 8.3/10Also horror

    A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…

  12. 12Evil of Dracula

    Evil of Dracula (1974)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror

    Professor Shiraki arrives at an isolated girls' boarding school to take a new position. Upon arrival, he learns the principal's wife died in a car accident and is being kept in the cellar, according to local tradition…

  13. 13Men

    Men (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her…

  14. 14Demon City Shinjuku

    Demon City Shinjuku (1988)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge…

  15. 15Slash/Back

    Slash/Back (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.

  16. 16Dark Water

    Dark Water (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror

    A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.

  17. 17Ring 2

    Ring 2 (1999)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako, which kills anyone who watches it exactly one week later. When her…

  18. 18Immaculate

    Immaculate (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror

    An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister…

  19. 19Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  20. 20Never Let Go

    Never Let Go (2024)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.

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