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Uzumaki (2000)

★ 5.9 · 259 ratings on TMDB

Out of this world.

Uzumaki poster★ 5.9

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.

DirectorHiguchinsky
CastDenden, Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki, Keiko Takahashi, Masami Horiuchi
GenresFantasy, Horror, Mystery
The emergence reading

Uzumaki keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing fear, obsession, mortality.

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