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Pulse

Pulse

Do you want to meet a ghost?

20016.71h 59m

Overview

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

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Produced by Hiroshi Yamamoto, Ken Inoue, Seiji Okuda
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $318K

Top Cast

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Michi Kudo

Haruhiko Kato

Haruhiko Kato

Ryosuke Kawashima

Koyuki

Koyuki

Harue Karasawa

K

Kurume Arisaka

Junko Sasano

Masatoshi Matsuo

Masatoshi Matsuo

Toshio Yabe

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Yoshizaki

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Taguchi

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Boss

K

Ken Furusawa

Convenience Store Employee

T

Teruo Ono

Doroningen

Themes & Keywords

depressionsuicideisolationafterlifealienationflashbacklonelinessinternettokyo, japanco-workers relationshipatmosphericmissing personurban decayghostallegoricalcomputer classcollege studentpersonal computerrelevanceremadeapartmentambiguous

About Pulse

Pulse is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 2001 exploring themes of depression, suicide, isolation, afterlife, alienation, flashback. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it stars Kumiko Aso, Haruhiko Kato, Koyuki. In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

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