Top 50 Horrors in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest horrors in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 91 horrors tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Saw (2004 film), Scream (1996 film) and Day of the Dead (1985 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2,080,080 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 126,569, and the largest, Saw (2004 film), reaches around 1,007,881 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saw (2004 film) |
1,007,881 | 4.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Scream (1996 film) |
676,854 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Day of the Dead (1985 film) |
395,345 | 5.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Day of the Dead (2008 film) |
389,902 | 5.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Annabelle (film) |
381,560 | 2.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Insidious (film) |
370,920 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  The Conjuring |
310,976 | 1.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Friday the 13th (franchise) |
302,493 | 4.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Oculus (film) |
274,423 | 5.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  World War Z (film) |
179,791 | 2.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Eraserhead |
164,224 | 4.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Friday the 13th |
144,102 | 3.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  My Bloody Valentine (film) |
128,708 | 10.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Braindead (film) |
116,311 | 15.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Train to Busan |
109,246 | 1.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  The Witch (2015 film) |
96,858 | 1.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  28 Weeks Later |
80,177 | 0.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) |
74,714 | 3.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Leprechaun (film) |
73,524 | 0.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  The Cabin in the Woods |
68,741 | 1.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  The Mist (film) |
64,967 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  House of Wax (2005 film) |
63,556 | 2.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Poltergeist (1982 film) |
62,368 | 1.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  The Blair Witch Project |
61,810 | 2.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Ouija (2007 film) |
56,518 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) |
52,055 | 1.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  The Crazies (2010 film) |
48,797 | 4.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Creepshow |
45,192 | 2.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Jennifer's Body |
43,726 | 0.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  The Mist |
38,240 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  The Ring (2002 film) |
38,169 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Interview with the Vampire |
37,410 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  The Conjuring 2 |
37,353 | 0.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Lights Out (2016 film) |
33,599 | 1.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Sinister (film) |
33,112 | 0.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Evil Dead |
31,439 | 0.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The Collector (2009 film) |
22,487 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Let the Right One In (film) |
20,521 | 0.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  You're Next |
19,151 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  The Amityville Horror (2005 film) |
18,578 | 1.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Wolf Creek (film) |
18,504 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  The Wicker Man (1973 film) |
16,756 | 1.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Frankenweenie (2012 film) |
16,561 | 0.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Hostel: Part II |
16,110 | 1.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Ghost Ship (2002 film) |
15,060 | 1.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Scream Queens (2015 TV series) |
14,670 | 0.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  The Awakening |
14,522 | 2.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  House on Haunted Hill (1999 film) |
13,971 | 2.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Frankenweenie |
13,310 | 0.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  grindhouse |
13,202 | 1.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each horror by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest horror in Japan?
Saw (2004 film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,007,881 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.