Pulse (2001)

Name: Pulse
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2001-02-03
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Kumiko Aso, Haruhiko Kato, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka, Masatoshi Matsuo

Do you want to meet a ghost?

Released 3 February 2001
Runtime 1h 59m
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Genres Horror Mystery Thriller
Rating 6.7/10 (717 votes)

Synopsis

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

Cast

Kumiko Aso as Michi Kudo
Haruhiko Kato as Ryosuke Kawashima
Koyuki as Harue Karasawa
Kurume Arisaka as Junko Sasano
Masatoshi Matsuo as Toshio Yabe
Shinji Takeda as Yoshizaki
Kenji Mizuhashi as Taguchi
Shun Sugata as Boss
Ken Furusawa as Convenience Store Employee
Teruo Ono as Doroningen
Show Aikawa as Employee
Koji Yakusho as Ship Captain
Masayuki Shionoya as Ghost (uncredited)
Kaori Ichijō as Girl with Long Hair (uncredited)
Takumi Tanji as Man with Bag (uncredited)
Jun Fubuki as Michi's Mother (uncredited)
Hassei Takano as Student A (uncredited)
Atsushi Yuki as Student B (uncredited)

Crew

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director
Junichiro Hayashi Director of Photography
Hani Mituhashi Editor
Takefumi Haketa Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Yamamoto Producer
Seiji Okuda Producer
Shun Shimizu Producer
Atsuyuki Shimoda Producer
Ken Inoue Producer
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Writer

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