Uzumaki

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Cast & Crew

Eriko Hatsune
Kirie Goshima

Fhi Fan
Shuichi Saito

Ren Ôsugi
Toshio Saito

Hinako Saeki
Kyoko Sekino

Masami Horiuchi
Reporter Ichiro Tamura

Taro Suwa
Yasuo Goshima

Eun-Kyung Shin
Chie Marayama

Sadao Abe
Mitsuru Yamaguchi

Denden
Officer Futada

Higuchinsky
Director

Junji Ito
Writer

Kengo Kaji
Writer

Takao Nitta
Writer

Chika Yasuo
Writer

Mitsuru Kurosawa
Executive Producer

Sumiji Miyake
Producer

Dai Miyazaki
Producer

Toyoyuki Yokohama
Executive Producer

Tetsuro Kashibuchi
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Audience Reviews for Uzumaki

• Nov 10, 2013

  Uzumaki is a bizarre horror movie that ends up being more funny than scary, thanks largely to its ridiculous special effects that are too over-the-top to be taken seriously. The plot focuses on the small Japanese town of Kurozu-cho, where people are becoming increasingly fixated on and obsessed with spiral patterns. The spirals eventually take over their lives and cause strange supernatural occurrences, including more than few bodies being contorted into spiral shapes. Unfortunately, the weirdness of the premise doesn't really amount to that much. It's more campy than scary, but it's not always very funny because it seems to take itself somewhat seriously despite its exaggerated special effects and plot. Because it's not consistently scary or funny, it just occupies this middle ground that means it's not weird or bad enough to be so bad it's good, but also not good enough to be a creepy horror movie. It might be worth seeing for a few select scenes, but otherwise Uzumaki is an eccentric but mediocre horror movie.
  

  Joey S Super Reviewer
• Aug 03, 2013

  Booo! Was expecting a lot more from this!
  ZACHO D Super Reviewer
• Sep 05, 2011

  I'm struggling to think of something positive to say about this movie, but nothing is coming to mind. Just didn't enjoy it at all, and it's probably one of the worst Asian horror movies I've seen.
  Lewis C Super Reviewer
• Jul 04, 2011

  This Asian Horror had a lot of good going for it, but unfortunantly failed to really pull me in. It did have great atmosphre, some genuinely zany special effects, a concept that is very unique and at least one scene that will stay with you after the movies run time and leave you wishing that the rest of the movie was more like that. (The scene in question is when the mother is in the hospital and stabs herself in th ear with broken glass.) Unfortunantly the movie manages to be a bit of a disappointment despite all of these good qualities. I felt like it never really decided what is was going for. The humour and the sillier aspects get in the way of the genuinely creepy supernatural horror that this film would otherwise be. The pace is very slow, and I suspect that the director was going for an Audition style "slow burn" set up, but in the end it just ends up being slightly dull (also doesn't come through with an insane ending like Audition did, instead at the end the viewer will simply be left thinking "that's it?") This film isnt terrible either, and is worth watching for fans of supernatural and Asian horror, for me it did fall slightly flat though. Not as memorable as I would have hoped for, but worth a watch.
  Ed Fucking H Super Reviewer

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