Spiral (2000)
Uzumaki (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 30min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 11 Feb 2000 (Japan)
- Movie
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
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Cast
| Eriko Hatsune | ... |
Kirie Goshima
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Shuichi Saito
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Hinako Saeki | ... |
Kyoko Sekino
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Shin Eun-kyung | ... |
Chie Marayama
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Keiko Takahashi | ... |
Yukie Saito
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| Ren Ôsugi | ... |
Toshio Saito
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Officer Futada
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Masami Horiuchi | ... |
Reporter Ichiro Tamura
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| Tarô Suwa | ... |
Yasuo Goshima
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Tôru Tezuka | ... |
Yokota Ikuo
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Sadao Abe | ... |
Mitsuru Yamaguchi
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Asumi Miwa | ... |
Shiho Ishikawa
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Saori Nakane | ... |
Little Kirie
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Yasuki Tanaka | ... |
Little Shuichi
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Yuki Murakami | ... |
Yukky
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Maki Hamada | ... |
Macky
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Tomoo Fukatsu | ... |
Norio Katayama
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Akira Matsuda | ... |
Yasuzo Oyama
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Takuto Oyama | ... |
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Hassei Takano | ... |
Kazuki Tsumura
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Directed by
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Written by
| Junji Ito | ... | (manga) |
| Kengo Kaji | ... | (supervising screenwriter) |
| Takao Nitta | ... | () |
| Chika Yasuo | ... | () |
Produced by
| Mitsuru Kurosawa | ... | executive producer |
| Sumiji Miyake | ... | producer |
| Dai Miyazaki | ... | producer |
| Toyoyuki Yokohama | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Tetsuro Kashibuchi | ||
| Keiichi Suzuki | ||
Cinematography by
| Gen Kobayashi | ||
Production Design by
| Yûji Hayashida | ... | (as Hiroshi Hayashida) |
Sound Department
| Mizuki Ito | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hitoshi Tsurumaki | ... | sound designer |
Special Effects by
| Tomoo Haraguchi | ... | makeup effects |
Visual Effects by
| Atsushi Doi | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ken'ichi Kobayashi | ... | visual effects (as Kenichi Kobayashi) |
| Issei Oda | ... | visual effects |
Music Department
| Do As Infinity | ... | performer: ED |
Additional Crew
| Dai Miyazaki | ... | production planner |
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- Lighthouse Pictures (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
- COMSTAR Home Entertainment (Singapore) (VHS)
- Discotek Media (2009) (United States) (DVD) (as Eastern Star)
- Elite Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Nihon Nights (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (retail)
- Tidepoint Pictures (2002) (United States)
- Tidepoint Pictures (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (rental)
- Viz Films (2002) (United States)
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Storyline
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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.
Written by Fred Cabral |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (at around 6 mins) When we first see the angry cop, he looks at a wanted poster. This is an image of Junji Ito, the creator of the manga Spiral (2000). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Fear Itself (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Raven See more » |