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Noroi: The Curse

Noroi: The Curse

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2005

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.

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Noroi: The Curse

“Everything is real, everybody died.”

2005 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 55m

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6.9 / 10

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A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.

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Directed by

Koji Shiraishi

Written by

Koji Shiraishi · Naoyuki Yokota

Jin Muraki

Jin Muraki

Masafumi Kobayashi

Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto

Self

Satoru Jitsunashi

Satoru Jitsunashi

Mitsuo Hori

Rio Kanno

Rio Kanno

Kana Yano

Tomono Kuga

Tomono Kuga

Junko Ishii

S

Shûta Kambayashi

Boy with Junko

T

Takashi Kakizawa

Shin'ichi Ôsawa

Court is in session

Put Noroi: The Curse on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.