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Uzumaki [DVD] [2000]

DVD ~ Eriko Hatsune
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki, Eun-Kyung Shin, Keiko Takahashi
  • Directors: Higuchinsky
  • Writers: Chika Yasuo, Junji Ito, Kengo Kaji, Takao Nitta
  • Producers: Dai Miyazaki, Mitsuru Kurosawa, Sumiji Miyake
  • Format: PAL
  • Language Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Eastern Cult Cinema
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Mar 2003
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008MJ0C
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 62,094 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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English


Synopsis
Based on a Japanese comic book, Higuchinsky's UZUMAKI follows the residents of a remote town as they inexplicably become obsessed with spiral shapes. Kirie (Eriko Hatsune), a young schoolgirl, first notices this phenomena when she encounters her boyfriend's father (Ren Osugi) maniacally videotaping a snail crawling up a wall. Later, her brooding beau, Shuichi (Fhi Fan), reveals that the odd behavior goes further--his father has filled an entire room with various spiral objects. And that's merely the beginning of the insanity--soon one classmate arrives at school covered in thick, clear slime (and only on rainy days) and the leader of a girl gang begins wearing her hair in gravity-defying swirly strands. Before long, this growing madness leads to a series of gruesome and unbelievably bizarre deaths. An absurdist thriller of the highest order, UZUMAKI literally wears its weirdness on its twisted sleeve.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I find the spiral's strangely hypnotizing...., 14 Aug 2003
By Mordum "BloodandFear.com" (Portsmouth, England) - See all my reviews
Based on the Uzumaki graphic novel's by Junji Ito, this movie adaptation, directed by Higuchinsky, is an amazing visual feast.

The plot revolves around the people of a smalltown 'Kurouzucho', who are becoming increasingly obsessed with the spiral patterns which seem to be taking over the entire town.

The transfer from book pages to the big screen have been achieved amazingly well, much of the images from the book have made it into the film in all their glory (especially the imaginative death scenes), thanks to great work by the special effects team. Solid performances all round by the cast, and an atmospheric score complete a great film. Any fan of Asian cinema (or film in general!) should definately pick this one up.

This DVD package comes with behind the scenes footage, artwork, promotional material, and the usual trailers and cast/crew bio's.

A decent DVD package and possibly the best film I have seen all year give this 5 stars.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars missed opportunity, 10 Oct 2004
By M. Knight "hapo888" (Grimsby, UK) - See all my reviews
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I really wanted to like this film as im a big fan of the original trilogy of books by Junji Ito. It starts well, its shot well and the acting is okay but, in my opinion, wastes so many set pieces and feels unfinished.

This should have been a series of films or TV series although it is understandable that the budget required to created the visuals in the latter books would have been huge.

If you don't know the books then you may enjoy this film although you will be left wanting more as the film just finishes with no real conclusions.

If you have read the books, you will be dissapointed.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, 25 Jun 2003
Uzumaki is a horror movie based on the manga of the same title, while things start off as they do in the original comicbook, things tend to go off course a bit and alter the original's timeline.

Most of the latter half of the manga is missing from the movie, which is a shame, but given that the movie has onlt 90 minutes to tell the story, it can be forgiven.

Uzumaki centers around a small coastal town called Koruzocho, a town infected with spirals. Spirals are everywhere, they swirl i nthe clouds above the city, the are in springs, in snail shells, they are on our finger tips and inside out ears. In Koruzocho, however, they go alot further, even forming tuimy whirlpools in the steet gutters after rainfall. Within the town, two students named Kirie and Shuichi, who are dating begin to unravel the danger of these spirals as chaos begins to mount around them. People start to turn int osnails, others get fixated with the spirals, but that is only some of the dears they will uncover.

Some portions of the manga arte transferred truthfully, but much of the manga is missing, especially the disturbing chapters on the pregnant women feeding off the blood of other, Jack In A Box is also cut short, the latter half missing from the movie.

While recommended, it is better to read the manga before watching this release, it explains alot more than the movie does and delves alot deeper into the mystery and origins of the spirals that infect Koruzocho. I also found the movie to be round up far to quickly, but the way this is handled is done well.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Agreed - too short!
The three-part comic novels are brilliant and well worth more reads due to them being so full of really far-out and memorable scenes. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. Sharon L. Lawson

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This is a great surreal film. You will never look at snails or spirals in the same way again. I highly recommend i.
Published 13 months ago by Nightlover

3.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointingly Short...
The comics are excellent, I couldn't put them down and so I rented this. It was good, but only about a third of the actual story, so much was left out. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2007 by Mandy Fleetwood

4.0 out of 5 stars Comedy Horror
Comedy Horror is the best way to describe this tale of a sprial obssessed town.
I was pleasently suprized by this offering as regardless of the rather low quality DVD transfer... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2006 by selma_hepburn

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
I'm still not sure what to think of this film. I was so eager to be scared and freaked out by it, but felt a little disappointed. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2005 by raven_guest

5.0 out of 5 stars u-zu-ma-ki!
Five stars is not enough for this fantastic film. The director started out making videos (rock, etc) and is a devotee of manga - where uzumaki originates - and the film looks... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2005 by mikehelm

4.0 out of 5 stars A weird movie, but not bad.
This movie is totally weird..it's about this little village. and everyone knows everyone else. The people are friendly. Read more
Published on 17 May 2005 by Gidget

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Twisted Film, but in an interesting way
If you like a film with a difference and a twisted type of surprise around every corner, then this is the film for you. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Bizarre
I haven't followed the comic that this was taken from so I was very unprepared for whacked out weirdness that goes on, and it's great that it's so different from other films (I... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2003 by Josh MacNab

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb spirals
Artsmagic's oddball Eastern Cult Cinema video releases since last year have been an interesting counterpoint to the output of the more commercial Tartan Asian Extreme label. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2003 by Mr. T. Matthews

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