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Spiral

1998 · 97 min · Director: Jôji Iida, George Iida ★ IMDb 5.2 · 4,763 ratings

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A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

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Spiral (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Curiosity
Disturbing
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityDisturbingTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity52 %50 %23 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity55 %54 %29 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity60 %60 %30 %43 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity63 %63 %36 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity63 %60 %44 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Sadness64 %57 %44 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity66 %60 %44 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension71 %56 %49 %61 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension74 %51 %50 %68 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity71 %58 %46 %64 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension74 %55 %41 %61 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Sadness76 %48 %33 %55 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Sadness73 %55 %31 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity66 %61 %39 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity65 %61 %51 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 75′Disturbing75 %65 %69 %65 %
82.5 %≈ 80′Disturbing84 %66 %80 %75 %
87.5 %≈ 85′Disturbing85 %61 %84 %74 %
92.5 %≈ 90′Disturbing80 %48 %79 %69 %
97.5 %≈ 95′Disturbing72 %33 %68 %62 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KS
Koichi Sato

Mitsuo Ando

HS
Hinako Saeki

ST
Shingo Tsurumi

Miyashita

SO
Shigemitsu Ogi

Maekawa Keibuho

DB
Daisuke Ban

Heihachirô Ikuma

NM
Naoaki Manabe

Kobayashi

NA
Naoto Adachi

Funakoshi

EK
Eri Kakurai

Rieko Andô

RS
Ryûichi Sugahara

Takanori Andô

MY
Masanobu Yada

Junsa Buchô

RU
Ryûma Uchida

Kansatsui Joshu

KS
Kozo Sato

Shashin Gakari

TO
Tomohiro Okada

Kaibô Joshu

SK
Suguru Kamioki

Kaibô Joshu

YT
Yoshiyuki Tanno

Keikan

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ryûji Takayama

HS
Hiroshi Shimizu

Keikan

NM
Nanako Matsushima

Reiko Asakawa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Jôji Iida, George Iida
Written by
Jôji Iida, Kôji Suzuki, George Iida
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
97 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 4,763 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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