In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend's father silently videotaping a snail. He seems unaware of her presence, and she thinks no more of it. Later, the man's obsession with spirals becomes more and more bizarre, ending in his suicide in a washing machine which turns his body into a spiral. Soon other inhabitants become possessed with different forms of spirals, one student seems to be mutating into a snail, and another's hair becomes strangely medusa-like. The entire town becomes possessed. ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Uzumaki" (うずまき) by Ito Junji (伊藤潤二). Edit Translation
- English
- Polski
- Español
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- Native Title: うずまき
- Also Known As: Uzumaki
- Screenwriter: Kaji Kengo, Nitta Takao, Yasuo Chika
- Director: Higuchinsky
- Genres: Mystery, Horror, Psychological, Fantasy
Cast & Credits
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![Hatsune Eriko in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)]( "Hatsune Eriko in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)")
Hatsune Eriko Main Role -
![Fhi Fan in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)]( "Fhi Fan in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)")
Fhi FanShuichi SaitoMain Role -
![Saeki Hinako in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)]( "Saeki Hinako in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)")
Saeki HinakoSekino KyokoSupport Role -
![Shin Eun Kyung in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)]( "Shin Eun Kyung in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)")
Shin Eun KyungMarayama ChieSupport Role -
![Takahashi Keiko in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)]( "Takahashi Keiko in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)")
Takahashi KeikoYukie SaitoSupport Role -
![Osugi Ren in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)]( "Osugi Ren in Spiral Japanese Movie (2000)")
Osugi RenToshio SaitoSupport Role
Reviews
Welcome to the world of Junji Itou
So, I can see straight away why a lot of people weren't too keen on this on their viewing; it's weird, it's zany, it's grotesque and it's a massive "what the fk is going on here" all at the same time. It's not hard to see why a lot of people didn't like it or got confused (and if you're someone who got confused, I recommend reading Uzumaki by Junji Ito - the source material).However - holy sht this is one of the best J-horrors I've watched in a long time. This is ultimately everything the manga is; it gave me the same feelings of confusion, the same shocked horror, the unnerving feeling creeping up my spine as I turned pages (or in this case, watched on). There were some really good jump scares in this that I can't even be angry about the cheapness of some; it all worked so well with the general theme that Ito gives throughout his works.
The sound track in this was very original and very out of the mold and I adore it, it adds so much to the film as does the bad acting at times - something I first thought would annoy me, but only goes on to be a defining part of the film as everything else.
All in all, I would say for sure, read the manga and then hop into this - don't mind the reviews and make your own viewing assumptions as you go along. Easily my favourite film of 2020 and I cannot wait to watch the rest of the works from this director and the cast. Brilliant, brilliant film, cannot wait for the eventual rewatch!
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not as good as manga but still amazing
this movie was amazing to watch. It is not exact to the manga but that is fine with me. what is amazing detail in the background randomly you will see a spiral. Kirie's actor did an amazing job at this. The movie left out a lot of the story though. Shuichi's actor did not really fit the character. the effects for the snails were kind of unsettling. and when the jack in the box got hit by the car it had lots of gore and that was slightly unsettling.i read the manga then watched the movie. amazingWas this review helpful to you?
