Cinema of Japan - Genres

Genres

The following genres of Japanese films have been given:

• Jidaigeki: period pieces set during the Edo period (1603–1868) or earlier.
  • Samurai cinema, a subgenre of jidaigeki, also known as chambara (onomatopoeia describing the sound of swords clashing).
• J-Horror: horror films such as Ring
• Tokusatsu
  • Kaiju: monster films, such as Godzilla
• Pink films: softcore pornographic films.
• Yakuza films: films about Yakuza mobsters.
• Gendaigeki: the opposite of "jidaigeki", films set in the present day.
• Shomingeki: realistic films about common working people
• Anime: Animation. Anime refers to "Japanese animation" in English.
  • Mecha
• Science fiction
  • Cyberpunk