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Spiral(うずまき)

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Japan · 2000
1h 30m
Director Higuchinsky
Starring Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki, Shin Eun-kyung
Genre Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend's father silently videotaping a snail. Later, the mans obsession with spirals becomes more and more bizarre, ending in his suicide in a washing machine — turning his body into a spiral. Soon, however, other townspeople become possessed with different forms of spirals...

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60

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

Perhaps the most gripping thing about the ultimately disappointing Japanese horror film Uzumaki is the patient way the picture develops mood.

91

Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan

It's creepy, but it's not horrifying. Still, the movie has its distorted, haunting moments that will stick with you, and it's stunning to look at.

70

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

This deliriously unsettling film evokes H.P. Lovecraft's exquisitely creepy stories of encroaching madness -- not so much in story terms but in its perversely spooky ambience -- with a subtle dose of David Lynch's dark sense of humor.

80

Film Threat by Ross Williams

Unfortunately, this horror gem won't even receive the same fate as a crappy "Children of the Corn" sequel, that of ending up on the back shelf of the local Blockbuster. This all but guarantees, that some kid won't accidentally come upon it and scare the crap out of himself. And that's just sad.

70

The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

Higuchinsky turns the screen into another giant vortex, drawing the characters and the audience deeper into a dark, captivating spell.

83

Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker

A mix of H.P. Lovecraft madness, David Cronenberg biological mutation and David Lynch small-town weirdness, it teasingly dangles explanations never delivered and escapes never sought, while diving into one of the most gonzo horrors to twist onto celluloid in years.

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