Spiral
2000 · 90 min · Director: Higuchinsky
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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 mans obsession with spirals becomes more and more bizarre, ending in his suicide in a washing machine which turn his body into a spiral. Soon other inhabitants become possesed with different forms of spirals, one student seems to be mutating into a snail, another's hair becomes strangely medusa-like. The entire town becomes possesed.
Emotional fingerprint
Spiral (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Fear 30%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Fear30%
- Anxiety20%
- Confusion10%
- Tension5%
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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Cast
Kirie Goshima
Chie Marayama
Yukie Saito
Reporter Ichiro Tamura
Little Kirie
Little Shuichi
Yukky
Macky
Norio Katayama
Yasuzo Oyama
Himself
Details
- Directed by
- Higuchinsky
- Written by
- Junji Ito, Kengo Kaji, Takao Nitta
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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