The Cineteca Nacional will become the epicenter of Japanese horror cinema in all of CDMX. Enjoy the most elegant horror from Asia with the cycle “Masters of Japanese Horror Cinema”, a must-see cinematic experience for lovers of good horror, fear, the supernatural and the visual beauty that characterizes this great school of cinema.
From July 15 to 27, ancestral spirits, curses and urban legends will come to life on the big screen. Get ready for chills that won’t easily leave your mind.
Remember that you can buy your tickets online and also directly at the box office, which is open Monday through Friday from 12:30 to 9:00 pm, and weekends from 11:30 to 9:00 pm.
General admission is $70 pesos, but on Tuesdays and Wednesdays there is a special $50 pesos for any performance.
CDMX Japanese horror film series: not-to-be-missed films and key dates
For almost two weeks, you can enjoy 12 iconic films directed by the great masters of the genre. The cycle will be screened at 
Cineteca Nacional ( Av. México Coyoacán 389, Xoco, Benito Juárez, CDMX), a perfect space to let yourself be enveloped by the shadows of the most disturbing Japan.
This cycle will be a historical journey that chronologically brings together some of the great works that formed the basis of the famous genre.
From Kenji Mizoguchi to Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the exhibition is a joint effort between the Japan Foundation in Mexico and the Cineteca Nacional, to show a bit of the history of the country of the rising sun and its cinematographic impact on the world.
These are the films you will be able to see:
🎬Cure– Kyua, Japan, 1997, 111 min.
🎬TheGhost of Yotsuya – Yotsuya Kaidan, Japan, 1959, 84 min.
🎬Inferno– Jigoku, Japan, 1960, 101 min.
🎬TheBeyond – Kwaidan, Japan, 1964, 132 min.
🎬Onibaba, The Myth of Sex – Onibaba, Japan, 1964, 102 min.
🎬Pulse– Kairo, Japan, 2001, 118 min.
🎬TheBlack House – Kuroi ie, Japan, 1999, 118 min.
🎬TheComplex – Kuroyuri danchi, Japan, 2013, 106 min.
🎬TheFace of Another – Tanín no Kao, Japan, 1966, 124 min.
🎬TheInugami Clan – Inugami-ke no Ichizoku, Japan, 1976, 146 min.
🎬TheLost Woman – Ugetsu, Japan, 1953, 96 min.
🎬TheGhostStoryof Yotsuya – Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan, Japan, 1959, 76 min.
Each of these works offers a unique look at fear: from the psychological to the supernatural, from distressing minimalism to visual chaos.
This cycle is a unique opportunity to rediscover Japanese horror cinema on the big screen, as it was meant to be seen.
🎟️ You don’t need to travel to Tokyo to experience true Japanese horror – just take a trip to the Cineteca. Don’t miss it!