The movie: "Uzumaki"
Where you can stream it: Prime Video
The pitch: Imagine if there was something like a deadly virus that made people become obsessed with spirals, to the point that they will do anything to either become part of a spiral or get as far removed from them as possible. "Uzumaki" is the directorial debut of Ukrainian-born director Higuchinsky, based on the acclaimed manga by master of horror Junji Ito, and it is a film unlike any other. It's low-budget, it's grainy, and it's absolutely bizarre, but it's also a fascinating take on the work of one of the greatest visual minds in all of horror.
"Uzumaki," which translates to "spiral," follows Kirie (Eriko Hatsune) and Shuichi (Fhi Fan), a pair of teens in a small town in Japan who start noticing strange happenings around them. Shuichi's father, Toshio (Ren Ôsugi) becomes obsessed with snails and anything that...
Where you can stream it: Prime Video
The pitch: Imagine if there was something like a deadly virus that made people become obsessed with spirals, to the point that they will do anything to either become part of a spiral or get as far removed from them as possible. "Uzumaki" is the directorial debut of Ukrainian-born director Higuchinsky, based on the acclaimed manga by master of horror Junji Ito, and it is a film unlike any other. It's low-budget, it's grainy, and it's absolutely bizarre, but it's also a fascinating take on the work of one of the greatest visual minds in all of horror.
"Uzumaki," which translates to "spiral," follows Kirie (Eriko Hatsune) and Shuichi (Fhi Fan), a pair of teens in a small town in Japan who start noticing strange happenings around them. Shuichi's father, Toshio (Ren Ôsugi) becomes obsessed with snails and anything that...
- 11/22/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
What begins as one man’s fascination with spirals soon infects a whole town as it becomes ominously besieged by the shape.
In the last few years Japan has shown itself to be somewhat of a leading light when it comes to horror films. Whether it be ghastly gore or ghostly goings on, this nation has brought some innovative terrors our way. But if the post-Ringu style knock-offs has become a little stale to you then Uzumaki could well be right up your street. Combining the arty/surreal/horror/strange town movie elements to full effect, director Higuchinsky shows us all once more that the Japanese still have some terrifying tricks up their sleeves.
Ok, I know that the idea of a town, er, spiraling out of control doesn’t sound all that horrific or, for that matter, believable, but Uzumaki is both of these things. Taking a subtle, creeping...
In the last few years Japan has shown itself to be somewhat of a leading light when it comes to horror films. Whether it be ghastly gore or ghostly goings on, this nation has brought some innovative terrors our way. But if the post-Ringu style knock-offs has become a little stale to you then Uzumaki could well be right up your street. Combining the arty/surreal/horror/strange town movie elements to full effect, director Higuchinsky shows us all once more that the Japanese still have some terrifying tricks up their sleeves.
Ok, I know that the idea of a town, er, spiraling out of control doesn’t sound all that horrific or, for that matter, believable, but Uzumaki is both of these things. Taking a subtle, creeping...
- 3/20/2009
- by Fiona
- Latemag.com/film
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