Spiral
(2000)
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Spiral
(2000)
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Kirie Goshima
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Fhi Fan | ... |
Shuichi Saito
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Hinako Saeki | ... |
Kyoko Sekino
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Eun-Kyung Shin | ... |
Chie Marayama
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Keiko Takahashi | ... |
Yukie Saito
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Ren Ohsugi | ... |
Toshio Saito
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Denden | ... |
Officer Futada
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Masami Horiuchi | ... |
Reporter Ichiro Tamura
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Tarô Suwa | ... |
Yasuo Goshima
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Tooru Teduka | ... |
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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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 <ftcabral@hotmail.com>
It's very true that this film defies convention by not spelling out the plot for the viewer. While some may have a problem with having to figure it out for themselves, I embrace "Uzumaki" for its irreverence. There is a PLOT, it's just that it may not be immediately accessible to a lazy viewer. This is a film that invites numerous interpretations, as all great art does - however, this film is also very entertaining, making it a rare film experience. It's simultaneously provocative and fun.