Pulse (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Written by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
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| Cinematography | Jun'ichirô Hayashi |
| Edited by | Junichi Kikuchi |
| Music by | Takefumi Haketa |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $318,451 |
Pulse (回路, Kairo; "Circuit") is a 2001 Japanese techno-horror film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. The plot follows two separate storylines in a Japan that faces mass disappearances amidst a ghostly invasion of the real world via the Internet. One follows a college student, and the other follows a plant shop worker.
The film received positive reviews and attracted a cult following. An English-language remake, Pulse, debuted in 2006 and produced two sequels. Kurosawa adapted the script into a novel.