Spiral

– In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend's father silently videotaping a snail. Late..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Original Name:
うずまき
Spiral (2000) - Also known as うずまき

In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend's father silently videotaping a snail. 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 possessed with different forms of spirals.

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Release Date:

11 Feb 2000

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Higuchinsky

Writer:

Junji Ito (manga), Kengo Kaji (supervising screenwriter), Takao Nitta, Chika Yasuo

Main Actors:

Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki, Eun-Kyung Shin

Plot:

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.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
Metacritic:
62%