• DOI:10.1080/17564905.2014.961708
• Corpus ID: 154836006

Wigs and rings: cross-cultural exchange in the South Korean and Japanese horror film

@article{Byrne2014WigsAR,
  title={Wigs and rings: cross-cultural exchange in the South Korean and Japanese horror film},
  author={James P. Byrne},
  journal={Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema},
  year={2014},
  volume={6},
  pages={184 - 201}
}

• James P. Byrne
• Published 3 July 2014
• Art, Sociology
• Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema

This article explores the relationship between Japanese and South Korean horror cinema by examining the cross-cultural exchange illustrated by The Ring Virus, the South Korean remake of Japan's Ring, and the curious relationship between South Korea's The Wig, and Japan's Exte. The article explores the wildly divergent representations of gender, sexuality and horror found in these South Korean and Japanese horror films, suggesting that within Asian horror there is a complex dynamic between the local specificity and generic conventions on display. Specific scene analysis and comparison is employed in order to identify commonalities and differences, examining how they are made manifest within the narratives of these films.