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The Spiral

Name: The Spiral
Director: Jôji Iida
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1998-01-31
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Koichi Sato, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi, Shigemitsu Ogi

1998 · 1h 37m · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Skip this one—it's a generic Sadako cash-in that treads familiar ground without adding anything fresh to the cursed-tape formula. Unless you're a completist for J-horror sequels, you'll find better scares elsewhere tonight.

Plot

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

Director: Jôji Iida

Cast: Koichi Sato, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi, Shigemitsu Ogi

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