Uzumaki (2000)
Directed by Higuchinsky · Cinematography by Gen Kobayashi
90 min55 frames
MysteryFantasyHorror
Out of this world.
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What is Uzumaki about?
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Uzumaki is a 2000 Japanese supernatural horror film based on the manga of the same name by Junji Ito. The feature film directorial debut of Higuchinsky, it stars Eriko Hatsune, Fhi Fan, Hinako Saeki and Shin Eun-kyung. The film takes place in a town plagued by a mysterious curse involving spirals. As the film was produced while the manga was still being written and released, it departs from the story of the original work and features a different ending.
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What does the cinematography of Uzumaki look like?
Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Uzumaki leans on close-ups (42% of the sample) and medium shots (33%). Cinematographer Gen Kobayashi keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 62% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Uzumaki?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Uzumaki (2000) are #2d342f, #0b100f, #4e554c, #374a48, #162d2b, #72776b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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