A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.2 / 100
2000Drama / Fantasy / Horror1h 30m
SPIRAL
“Out of this world.”
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Above the Line
Higuchinsky·DirectorKengo Kaji·ScreenplayJunji Ito·NovelGen Kobayashi·Director of PhotographyTetsuroh Kashibuchi·Music
Cast
Eriko Hatsune·Kirie GoshimaFhi Fan·Shuichi SaitoHinako Saeki·Kyoko SekinoShin Eun-kyung·Chie MarayamaKeiko Takahashi·Yukie SaitoRen Osugi·Toshio SaitoDenden·Officer FutadaMasami Horiuchi·Reporter Ichiro TamuraTarō Suwa·Yasuo GoshimaToru Tezuka·Yokota Ikuo
Full Crew(11 credits)
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Higuchinsky·Director
Writing· 2
Kengo Kaji·ScreenplayJunji Ito·Novel
Camera· 1
Gen Kobayashi·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 2
Tetsuroh Kashibuchi·MusicKeiichi Suzuki·Music
Art & Design· 1
Yuji Hayashida·Production Design
Production· 2
Mitsuru Kurosawa·ProducerAkemi Suyama·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Issei Oda·VFX SupervisorTomoo Haraguchi·Modeling
By the Numbers
74.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA
THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Spiral's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Unsettling, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
2020s
Visual Style
Photographic
“A blonde woman in a pink halter-neck dress stands amidst flames, holding a smartphone up to take a selfie. Her face is obscured by a swirling, hypnotic spiral d”
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Key Elements
SmartphoneWedding ArchFlowersFlamesSpiral
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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