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Kairo

  • 20012001
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  • 1h 59m
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6.5/10
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Kairo (2001)
Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
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Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
21K
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POPULARITY
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633
  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Writer
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Haruhiko Katô
    • Kumiko Asô
    • Koyuki
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Writer
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Haruhiko Katô
    • Kumiko Asô
    • Koyuki
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 192User reviews
    • 160Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Trailer 1:41
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    Kairo (2001)
    Kairo (2001)
    Kairo (2001)
    Kumiko Asô and Haruhiko Katô in Kairo (2001)
    Kumiko Asô in Kairo (2001)
    Haruhiko Katô and Koyuki in Kairo (2001)
    Haruhiko Katô in Kairo (2001)
    Kairo (2001)
    Masatoshi Matsuo in Kairo (2001)
    Kumiko Asô, Masatoshi Matsuo, and Kurume Arisaka in Kairo (2001)
    Haruhiko Katô in Kairo (2001)
    Haruhiko Katô in Kairo (2001)

    Top cast

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    Haruhiko Katô
    • Ryosuke Kawashima
    Kumiko Asô
    Kumiko Asô
    • Michi Kudo
    Koyuki
    Koyuki
    • Harue Karasawa
    Kurume Arisaka
    • Junko Sasano
    Masatoshi Matsuo
    • Toshio Yabe
    Shinji Takeda
    • Yoshizaki
    Jun Fubuki
    • Michi's mother
    Shun Sugata
    Shun Sugata
    • Boss
    Shô Aikawa
    Shô Aikawa
    • Employee
    Kôji Yakusho
    Kôji Yakusho
    • Ship Captain
    Kenji Mizuhashi
    • Taguchi
    Takumi Tanji
    • Man with Bag
    Hassei Takano
    • Student A
    Atsushi Yuki
    • Student B
    Go Takashima
    • Student C
    Kaori Ichijô
    • Girl with Long Hair
    Teruo Ono
    • Doroningen
    Ken Furusawa
    • Convenience Store Employee
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kiyoshi Kurosawa: (at around 16 min. into the film) While Kawashima is looking at the various people moping around in a catatonic state via web cam, there is one man who appears to be sleeping on his desk. He then wakes up, raises his head, and looks straight into the camera, facing us. That man is Kurosawa Kiyoshi, writer and director of this film.
    • Quotes

      Ghost: Death was... eternal loneliness.

    • Connections
      Edited into Pulse (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Hane Lay Down My Arms
      Performed by Cocco

    User reviews192

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    7/10
    Existential horror
    Sometimes you don't need frantic action or buckets of blood to have a movie that scares you out of your seat.

    Like the character in I am Legend, there are few people left on Earth at the end of this movie. Tokyo is a ghost town. Where did they all go? That is left for you to argue. Good film for a discussion group.

    Is there a finite space where all the souls of the departed go? What happens when that space fills? Interesting questions that are addressed in a very creepy manner by this movie.

    But isn't the universe expanding? Do we have to worry now. Is death preferable to living, if you are lonely? You are constantly thinking while you experience this film, and you are never sure of the answers. Call it "adult horror," if you will. It is definitely one to see.
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    • Jun 25, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2001 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Pulse
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Eiga
      • Hakuhodo
      • Imagica
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $51,420
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,250
      • Nov 13, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $318,451
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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