The Spiral

About The Spiral

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.

George Iida's The Spiral is a 1998 fantasy horror film. Its themes are car accident, videotape, murder hunt, and code.

Koichi Sato takes the lead as Mitsuo Ando, Miki Nakatani as Mai Takano, Hinako Saeki as Sadako Yamamura, and Shingo Tsurumi as Miyashita. It runs 97 minutes and was released in January 1998.

The screenplay is by George Iida. The film began as a novel. American members can watch it on ARROW and AsianCrush.

Zodiac, Hannibal, and The Ring Two make useful companions to The Spiral, all filed under serial killer. TMDB voters put it at 5.4 out of 10 across 172 votes and it carries a NR rating.