Synopsis
In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
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Cast
- Haruhiko KatoRyosuke Kawashima
- Kumiko AsoMichi Kudo
- KoyukiHarue Karasawa
- Kurume ArisakaJunko Sasano
- Masatoshi MatsuoToshio Yabe
- Shinji TakedaYoshizaki
- Kenji MizuhashiTaguchi
- Shun SugataBoss
- Ken FurusawaConvenience Store Employee
- Teruo OnoDoroningen
Recommendations
- 100
TV Guide Magazine
If one masterpiece were to emerge from the recent glut of generally good quality Japanese horror movie, this chilling apocalyptic ghost story from Kyroshi Kurosawa is it. - 90
The New York Times
The most horrifying thing in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's fiercely original, thrillingly creepy Pulse (released as "Kairo," or "Circuit," in Japan) is the way the ghosts move. - 80
The A.V. Club
Storytelling clarity has never been a Kurosawa strong suit, yet Pulse baffles even under those standards, so it's best to just get on his abstract wavelength and ride the thing out. - 75
New York Post
Pleasantly free of blood and guts, with Kurosawa using instead the mighty power of suggestion to give Pulse an invigorating aura of menace. - 75
Rolling Stone
Just know that Pulse possesses the dark art to make your pulse pound and your hair stand on end -- with no cheating. - 70
Variety
Result is always watchable, occasionally creepy and teasingly pitched halfway between a genre riff and a genuine scarefest. - 60
Film Threat
A horror film that scares you to insomnia is good in the sense that it succeeds in what it sets out to do. - 60
Village Voice
With very few strong characters and a great many middle shots, Pulse sometimes plods--it's the price of Kurosawa's restraint and his indifference to structure.
