# The Spiral (1998)

> A pathologist investigating a friend's mysterious death is drawn into Sadako's cursed videotape and a terrifying cycle of infection, resurrection, and mortality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4876

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: George Iida
- Cast: Koichi Sato, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi, Shigemitsu Ogi, Yutaka Matsushige, Daisuke Ban, Naoaki Manabe
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134928/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, paranoid, late night horror marathon, j-horror double feature

## Movies like The Spiral

- [Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/40910)
- [Sadako 3D 2 (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/147547)
- [Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/6744)
- [The Grudge (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/1336)
- [Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/252077)
- [Sadako 3D (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/88736)
- [Uzumaki (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/6349)
- [Ring 0 (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/4844)
- [One Missed Call (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/4864)
- [One Missed Call 2 (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/8229)

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