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Often referred to as one of the scariest films ever made, PULSE tells the story of a group of young friends rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own, and his subsequent, ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. Is he trying to contact them from beyond the grave or is there something more sinister afoot? The mysterious floppy disk they find in the dead man's apartment may provide a clue, but instead launches a program that seems to present odd, ethereal transmissions of people engaged in solitary activities in their apartments. But there is something not quite right in the appearance and behavior of these lonely souls. Soon, there are more strange deaths and disappearances within the group, terrifying rooms sealed in red tape, and the appearance of more ghosts as the city of Tokyo - and the world - is slowly drained of life.



Predating many of the Japanese horror (J-horror) films that have been re-made for American audiences (including THE GRUDGE, DARK WATER), PULSE was originally purchased by Miramax in 2001 to make way for a re-make. Eschewing gore and easy shocks for a harrowing tone unique to his cinema, writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made a dense and complex film whose metaphysical and psychological resonance will last long after the chills have subsided.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Produced by: Shun Shimizu, Seiji Okadu, Takeshi Inoue, Atsuyuki Shimoda

Executive Producer: Yasuyoshi Tokuma

Associate Producers: Yo Yamamoto, Toshio Hagiwara, Seiji Ono, Tsutomu Takano

Director of Photography: Junichiro Hayashi

Lighting: Meicho Tomiyama

Sound Recording: Makio Ika

Music by: Takeshi Haketa

Original Song by: Cocco

Production Design: Tomoyuki Maruo

Assistant Director: Tatsuya Yoshimura

Editor: Jyunichi Kikuchi

Visual Effects by: Shuji Asano

CAST

Ryosuke Kawashima...Haruhiko Kato

Michi Kudo...Kumiko Aso

Harue Karasawa...Koyuki

Junko Sasano...Kurume Arisaka

Toshio Yabe...Masatoshi Matsuo

Taguchi...Kenji Mizuhashi

Michi's Mother...Jun Fubuki

Yoshizaki: Shinji Takeda

Ship Captain...Koji Yakusho

 

"IT SCARED THE LIVING **** OUT OF ME! It may be the most viscerally effective horror film I’ve ever seen." - Mike D'angelo, Nerve.com

"IT'S THE SCARIEST FILM YOU'LL SEE THIS YEAR - AND POSSIBLY ANY YEAR AFTER." - David Fear, Time Out New York

"FIERCELY ORIGINAL, THRILLINGLY CREEPY." - Anita Gates, NY Times

"it's doubtful anyone alive could make a mouse click more unsettling." Edward Crouse, Village Voice

"Genuinely frightening fare from one of Japan's great living stylists. IT'S AMONG A HANDFUL OF THE MOST FRIGHTENING FILMS MADE IN THE PAST DECADE." - John Anderson, Newsday

"THE SCARIEST FILM OF THE YEAR." - Gavin Smith, Film Comment






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