Uzumaki (film)

Uzumaki
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHiguchinsky[1]
Screenplay byTakao Niita[1][2]
Based onUzumaki
by Junji Ito
Produced bySumiji Miyake[2]
Starring
CinematographyGen Kobayashi[1]
Music by
Production
company
Omega Micott[2]
Release date
  • 11 February 2000 (2000-02-11) (Japan)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan[2]
LanguageJapanese

Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまき, lit. "Spiral") is a 2000 Japanese supernatural horror film based on the manga of the same name by Junji Ito. The feature film directorial debut of Higuchinsky, it stars Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki and Shin Eun-kyung. The film takes place in a town plagued by a mysterious curse involving spirals. As the film was produced while the manga was still being written and released, it departs from the story of the original work and features a different ending.

The film was backed by the company Omega Micott, who released it in Japan on a double bill with Tomie: Replay, another film based on a manga by Ito. Simultaneously, Uzumaki received a limited release in the American city of San Francisco. It received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ a b c Kalat 2007, p. 280.
  2. ^ a b c d e Harvey, Dennis (24 April 2000). "Review: 'Whirlpool'". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2016.