Pulse
Film2001119 min

Pulse

Taste attributes: horrorthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryteenscience fictionfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealenclosedcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Do you want to meet a ghost?"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: a small-scale horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 265 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Haruhiko KatōKumiko AsoKoyukiKurume ArisakaMasatoshi Matsuo

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
2001
Runtime
119 min
Status
Released
Studio
Daiei Film
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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