Pulse
(DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Kiyoshi Kurosawa
"Would you like to meet a ghost?" This foreboding question is posed to a young man by his own computer, suddenly able to dial up to the Internet--by itself. Unfortunately for the characters in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's PULSE, inquisitive PCs are the least of their problems. What begins as the seemingly isolated suicide of a computer hacker in Tokyo leads to a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths in this bone-chilling thriller. As Michi (Kumiko Aso), a young woman working on a rooftop plant nursery, attempts to find out what happened to her deceased friend, a slacker named Kawashima (Haruhiko Katô) reports his computer's unusual behavior to Harue (Koyuki), an attractive tech specialist. Separately, they witness an unraveling horror which manifests itself in haunting digital images, coal-black stains, doors sealed with red tape, and lingering apparitions--all leading to a steady decrease in Tokyo's population.
GENRES - horror & suspense
Film Info
RUNTIME - 118 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2002
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
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- Best Actress (Nominee)
2002 Japanese Professional Movie Awards (Japan) - Best Film (Nominee)
2001 Catalonian International Film Festival (Sitges, Spain) - Jose Luis Guarner Critic's Award (Winner)
2001 Catalonian International Film Festival (Sitges, Spain)