Question

In a film from this country, a woman in a black apron repeats her conversation from a date after she is pushed down a flight of stairs. A film from this country uses stop-motion animation to depict a businessman who begins growing metal from his body after a (15[1])car (15[2])accident. A sound effect used in a film from this country was made by gloves covered in pine tar rubbing against strings. A man is paralyzed and then stabbed with needles (10[1])in a film from this country called (*) Audition. A teenager is eaten by a piano in a cult film from this country called House. A creature in a film from this country is killed by the Oxygen Destroyer (10[1])bomb. (10[1])Vengeful (10[1])ghosts from this country’s folklore inspired the original film in which teenagers die seven days after watching a cursed videotape. For 10 points, name this country which produced The Ring and monster movies with giant kaiju. ■END■

ANSWER: Japan [or Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Leo TaoMichigan CStanford4815
Ani PerumallaPenn State ANorth Carolina4915
Thomas FlexerPenn State BIowa State4915
Shourjo GanguliOhio StateMichigan C8010
Biyang ZhangMichigan AWUSTL11810
Sam MacchiVassarIowa11910
Arthur StadlinOhio StateCase Western12010

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%33%17%98.50
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%25%111.00
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%25%25%116.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%50%0%83.83
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y1100%0%0%80.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%67%0%79.67