Why Japaneses belive in many different religions.. -.-

Japanese Horror Films is a great way to shows the japanese beliefs. They are the same and different at the same time. For starters both of them are related to their religion but the way both worlds portray horror is different because of again, religion. The Japanese’ interest in horror is probably linked to the two great religions in Japan which are Buddhism and Shintoism. Buddhism came to Japan around 500 AD by Korean scholars from China. Shintoism on the other hand is an original to the country. Because both religions are interrelated and have some similar beliefs, a lot of Japanese practice both. The main theme of Buddhism is the idea of rebirth and incarnation. As human beings, it is said that there is a never ending cycle of death and rebirth. Shintoism on the other hand, although it doesn’t focus much on life after death, it focuses on spirits and it is taught that any dead person can be prayed to which suggests that each person has a reikon or a soul that can be stuck among living things when that person doesn't die peacefully (e.g. filled with anger, resent or excess emotion). In other words, in Shintoism it is believed that spirits live with human beings. It was also said that in the creation myth of Shinto, there is such a thing called land of the dead or Yomi but with the adaptation of Buddhist teachings, it was combined with the idea of Buddhist’ multiple hells. What is the connection to Japanese horror then? The prevalence of spirits in Japanese horror shows its relation with the beliefs and culture of the Japanese. J-Horror is not there to explain such a complex religion. It is mostly to explain to people that the way the universe works is beyond human understanding.
Western films are linked with the idea of Monotheism. Most Westerners are Christians and so they all have a common understanding that the mortal enemy is the devil which have been often portrayed as a non human looking creature or a human creature but possesse.
Although the western films and the japanese films are really distinct in that point, Japanese beliefs still has lots of influences of Christianism.
To conclude, we can realize that japanese aren't really religious in comparation with other eastern nations; "their" main realigion is a mix of many different religions existent in this world, because of that fact is there the famous dictation " Born in the Shintoism, Married in the Christianism and die in the Buddhism ".