Uzumaki
Seen it?2000 | 90 min | Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and fantasy fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
61% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Higuchinsky
- Eriko HatsuneKirie Goshima
- Fhi FanShuichi Saito
- Hinako SaekiKyoko Sekino
- Shin Eun-kyungChie Marayama
- Keiko TakahashiYukie Saito
- Ren OsugiToshio Saito
- DendenOfficer Futada
- Masami HoriuchiReporter Ichiro Tamura
- Tarō SuwaYasuo Goshima
- Toru TezukaYokota Ikuo