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      Uzumaki

      2000, Horror/Mystery & thriller, 1h 31m

      27 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Uzumaki uses its creepy, David Lynch-inspired atmospherics to effectively build a sense of dread, but ultimately fails to do anything with it. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Kirie (Eriko Hatsune) and Shuichi (Fhi Fan) are friends in a small town who notice that Shuichi's father, Toshio (Ren Ôsugi), has become utterly obsessed with snails, videotaping them in his garden and gathering items that resemble the spiral patterns on their shells. Kirie sees spirals elsewhere, too, even in the way people dress and comport their bodies. When the curiosities turn to tragedies, Shuichi wants to escape to Tokyo, but Kirie is determined to stay and figure out what is going on.

      • Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: Japanese

      • Director: Higuchinsky

      • Producer: Sumiji Miyake, Dai Miyazaki

      • Writer: Junji Ito, Kengo Kaji, Takao Nitta, Chika Yasuo

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (DVD):

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      • Distributor: Tidepoint Pictures LLC

      • Production Co: Omega Micott Inc, Star Max, Space Shower TV, Shogakukan, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company

      • Sound Mix: Stereo

      Cast & Crew

      Eriko Hatsune
      Fhi Fan
      Ren Ôsugi
      Hinako Saeki
      Masami Horiuchi
      Taro Suwa
      Shin Eun-kyung
      Sadao Abe
      Denden
      Mitsuru Kurosawa
      Toyoyuki Yokohama
      Tetsuro Kashibuchi
      Keiichi Suzuki
      Gen Kobayashi

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      • 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.
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      • Aug 03, 2013
        Booo! Was expecting a lot more from this!
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      • 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.
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      • 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.
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