The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Shin Eun-kyung
- Chie Marayama
- (as Eun-Kyung Shin)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia(at around 6 mins) When we first see the angry cop, he looks at a wanted poster. This is an image of Junji Ito, the creator of the manga Spiral (2000).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fear Itself (2015)
- SoundtracksRaven
Performed by Do As Infinity
Featured review
Spirophobia...
UZUMAKI (aka: SPIRAL) is a bizarre film, in a good way. It's about a high school girl named Kirie (Erico Hatsune), who lives in a small town in Japan. Right from the outset, things begin changing around her, leading to a sort of madness and death among those in her life. There's an odd obsession with spirals that appears to enter and take total control of the mind. This is presented in a truly disturbing way.
Is it a curse? Mass insanity? Something in the atmosphere?
There are several spiral shapes, like a snail shell, a beauty salon sign, a piece of pottery, etcetera. However, as you watch, you will notice spirals where there really shouldn't be any. This messes with the viewer's head, and really ups the creep factor. While there are some gruesome parts, it's the unsettling nature of the film that makes it scary.
Having watched this, it's hard to believe that Director Higuchinsky only made one other horror movie...
Is it a curse? Mass insanity? Something in the atmosphere?
There are several spiral shapes, like a snail shell, a beauty salon sign, a piece of pottery, etcetera. However, as you watch, you will notice spirals where there really shouldn't be any. This messes with the viewer's head, and really ups the creep factor. While there are some gruesome parts, it's the unsettling nature of the film that makes it scary.
Having watched this, it's hard to believe that Director Higuchinsky only made one other horror movie...
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- azathothpwiggins
- Jan 8, 2024
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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