Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror viewing
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film's credible pseudo-documentary form, intricate mythology, atmospheric tension, and genuinely frightening slow-burn escalation, while some find its pacing and payoff uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kobayashi's investigation is reconstructed through documentary recordings, interviews, and collected paranormal material.
The investigation gradually connects strange noises, psychic phenomena, ritual practices, and the demon Kagutaba.
The film's methodical inquiry and increasingly disturbing discoveries build tension over an extended runtime.
The found-footage presentation, natural performances, and observational camera style support the film's eerie authenticity.
Films like Noroi: The Curse, and why
The Blair Witch Project
documentary-style horror, escalating paranormal investigation, and credible found-footage realism
[REC]
found footage structure, occult mythology, and mounting supernatural dread
The Wailing
slow-building investigation, layered demonic mythology, and unsettling psychological horror
Ringu
Japanese supernatural horror, curse mythology, and atmospheric investigative suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Koji Shiraishi
- Release Date
- 2005-08-20
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (459)
Cast
- Jin Muraki
- Marika Matsumoto
- Satoru Jitsunashi
- Rio Kanno
- Tomono Kuga
- Shûta Kambayashi
- Takashi Kakizawa
- Yoshiki Tano
- Yoko Chosokabe
- Hisashi Miyajima
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Noroi: The Curse about?
- A missing paranormal journalist's documentary trail reveals an occult curse whose terrifying mythology infects every piece of evidence.
- What is Noroi: The Curse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Noroi: The Curse as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Noroi: The Curse violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Noroi: The Curse as moderate.
- What did critics think of Noroi: The Curse?
- Critics broadly praise the film's credible pseudo-documentary form, intricate mythology, atmospheric tension, and genuinely frightening slow-burn escalation, while some find its pacing and payoff uneven.
- Which films are like Noroi: The Curse?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, [REC], The Wailing, and Ringu.
- How long is Noroi: The Curse?
- Noroi: The Curse runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Noroi: The Curse?
- In United States, Noroi: The Curse streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, ARROW.
