Stars
Haruhiko Katô
Kumiko Asō
Koyuki
Kurume Arisaka
Masatoshi Matsuo
Shinji Takeda
Jun Fubuki
Shun Sugata
Shō Aikawa
Kōji Yakusho
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Haruhiko Katô | Character: Ryosuke Kawashima
Actor: Kumiko Asō | Character: Michi Kudo
Actor: Koyuki | Character: Harue Karasawa
Actor: Kurume Arisaka | Character: Junko Sasano
Actor: Masatoshi Matsuo | Character: Toshio Yabe
Actor: Shinji Takeda | Character: Yoshizaki
Actor: Jun Fubuki | Character: Michi's mother
Actor: Shun Sugata | Character: Boss
Actor: Shō Aikawa | Character: Employee
Actor: Kōji Yakusho | Character: Ship Captain
Actor: Kenji Mizuhashi | Character: Taguchi
Actor: Takumi Tanji | Character: Man with Bag
Actor: Hassei Takano | Character: Student A
Actor: Atsushi Yuki | Character: Student B
Actor: Go Takashima | Character: Student C
Actor: Kaori Ichijô | Character: Girl with Long Hair
Actor: Teruo Ono | Character: Doroningen
Actor: Ken Furusawa | Character: Convenience Store Employee
Actor: Akiko Kitamura | Character: Actress
Actor: Zengoro Mamiana | Character: Actor
Actor: Rie Yasuda | Character: Actress
Actor: Masayuki Shionoya | Character: Ghost
[Directors Group]
Name: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Ken Inoue | Role: Producer
Name: Seiji Okuda | Role: Producer
Name: Shun Shimizu | Role: Producer
Name: Atsuyuki Shimoda | Role: Producer
Name: Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Role: Producer
Name: Hiroshi Yamamoto | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Takefumi Haketa | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jun'ichirô Hayashi | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Jun'ichi Kikuchi | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Tomoyuki Maruo | Role: Production Designer
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Yûji Kasamura | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Izumi Shiromaru | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Yuji Takamura | Role: Set Decorator
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Ryûsui Morita | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Yûichi Matsui | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Yasuko Satô | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Emiko Fujiwara | Role: Production Manager
Name: Takashi Hirayama | Role: Production Manager
[Art Department]
Name: Gen Itô | Role: Art Department
Name: Yoshihisa Kato | Role: Art Department
Name: Chie Matsumoto | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Makio Ika | Role: Sound Department
Name: Katsumi Kimura | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hiroaki Nakata | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yoichi Nishimura | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hideyo Sasaki | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kumiko Yûki | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Shûji Asano | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kyoko Denda | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuo Kaneko | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Toshiko Miura | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kentarô Naoi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Niwa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiro Nomura | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takehiko Ochi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yayoi Sasaki | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Atsuki Satô | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Masaru Tateishi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshinori Watanabe | Role: Visual Effects
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sachi Kagami | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Takafumi Kitaoka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yasushi Miyao | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Noriyuki Mizuguchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miki Nakaoka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiromitsu Nishimura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Teruhisa Seki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Toru Takao | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Akinaga Tomiyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sei Yokoyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Takashi Sato | Role: Editorial Department
[Music Department]
Name: Cocco | Role: Music Department
Name: Toru Wada | Role: Music Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mikiko Koyama | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Takeshi Furusawa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Takuya Itô | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tsuyoshi Kobayashi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sadaaki Nishinoo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shunichi Ogura | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chieko Suzuki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Atsuo Ôgaki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gérard Estival | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2022818585/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2022818585/1434659529640-260ouz-1633282093377.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=k-Kj-N7Xy3j7sB-C-KYsBToK7YIWrNAU8YW8-dDfaMplVgaWlZ0hACRsyM-BoxqaunRjxpl1XypgpmBkOZQOlhxS8iez6jnbq2TcvDyd6d6ZoBpeCAUWLVJEEtzeXfs0IHQdAcmhNGIEnFOsHYVbo1erjLLueuKfJTYLcMqk4UMoEbNjnpl4MccXt35feSUfWJIMVxhmvhgJt7cC-njcYlsH~rjya5dztY460P8zOrv32KMSc0zqNAaa7GW5XGTCp-A6M~Cpx1A3PXgnkWMUeVY71ELoTzyvOtLLfH2odS~irk4T8jEs5QHargPbQf34EHILjosKX92mb~ZDiiF5Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
5 Possession Movies That Get Under Our Skin | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi54707737/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi54707737/1434659529640-260ouz-1727668690545.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=RN3ZD9AQNxgfMALdrgRaK5eLDXy77OMZ2WJ2Tbaj6zSFPy59-zCub03EhBe~mJd1EW-o0wCO2FnsD6ykgh5S19suhuv1c8WZfNEHQTeyGfvKNWyqPXJOUMNHzSQkMcOXivz6u7Ih1sB-W8l1RuSkJHlu1~DV01VWqoO6C3ZtXuHDrkfhO4Sd3vR65er2r06Iqar~BsfC7jJW2ca9pvOenrSLlmPtKAke9bF0H~FWrZcuaf-HZKIfLx-SRdtqiqqWzQJCax6IVMnpm56inlEOVXBRazJSenDiW74JkLKjni-VmSVY-0D~XqSZ3olf3zvz9iqYuyFLPTwIAGOC8yeK5w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pulse: Welcome To The Internet | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1901905177/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1901905177/1434659529640-260ouz-1676408855984.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=qAcJ523bjLJHrvLrY-grcaC7BY2yWDXYm2v681j~9ex4oGFVbWOVMh1-fHNGlKVuL5GsmNgetGJ3yzqumA6uj3mtYzoKA0G-RlFBa4EI-0ZmsCV8pQzKTEEuphhh8jGSyV3t8d-TJlYjd0cVjZPC1u84wOpQSoOdKFkNUOkcReRmy0Tq97QJB4B1piYI0tHoneFVWOder3UoD2~4wykNXQXMsqtnPNHJ5hHEVWcaSQ2KmKT9fJ553SMIVXGb--yktanZjUfwqcsU0cLDzW1wvHjJaKDV23yG5N4BfqK6zvhSUgTQL0RqGjG4X1TlXhSQPc9CPQ1lyTpP51lQnHW0KA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pulse Scene: Scene 4 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi375178521/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi375178521/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676408849232.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=Kr75~ea5BjkLFk-Q6TwHyPo0G~vq03lfn6BQ9v0uhK8Qn7pu9OMLpUTO6Pm~83889-i0rsJW9JKFalE5j8Kk~GbP1SZODxx6jRDcFe132muJ6hvuNFwUWCEbWPtvs4nNM-MmCyTw~qVFQCX1~WwufvMgbByn0pjz0wltuNlV4~YrSvv2ZrW3cq8ar~Vna1NvDw-6dxSXB~-8zEaNd-W~TYbgm3vhwHLiqNBeOPjxbXGa36rdg4~5kxlM~FvPfRxUeNXQtmS2Sv5BqHwb25Ck-jwL~vZ7pGnt2OKxTao~K1lfG0km2~sp~yK5YH~ti3B6aiToEIewFt4x3oi4VzEdbA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pulse Scene: Scene 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3646670105/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3646670105/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676415046418.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=IV0HyHQtFlBYwVbreS9PjfmLU6bvYoqvtN8n0QZpqIs4Xu0dBNZlz2qYStkrStQ9bMKjRjn9y3DD~Un2R61Lj5yXVRMGD1lzBtmHzfCao3WLkp1PHaes2MZ7MavXG3jGckImnbNLN1M9A9HN5FYhg9ncciEHqIlYkqCqWJjU2FI0BstQ2mR13mWz4v0zlDMCPSwqRytevullpjpprKT~4xMURC7zQXGV-TOX-gN3HU-oB-4cFNO-fgWzrtNuFYXFgeMQ9coIXsC3Y91~gGPat6KP81qvsZp3oI1m6tq5sPcBlSeOjAzBFeXVj8eGBzUqT2xi2dHBZJxL2D1OTSiDDw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pulse Scene: Scene 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2304492825/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2304492825/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676415325974.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=Sds7e81zIPlXpfLq9FqQpuxibNM5r6aNRvXM6rqLrLjobrb29idWmjmOIL-MiRt4FkCTm4FIZlzouoajGsA9yHnAk4jsuJpPRJGV4ALR~-8LBSNBOy80e9f1vTcTNg3Fuz~Eqf6qXdrtWq3OJS94pE7~QrsSiw5Ntj8REYVKdamHyt2ZCYMGPkhMR1ALorvMiNrNfrYL-5lRJkP6s~Unib8ZVIQ44CbxszNqNQvM9yQJ5x4ucHiruRhlMzZIFfxcdLD~U-yXkups6VuCv-bAGCSSVP8nrWQQK2mwgBS-Xm9Ez8UjXSb4ztQs3I5unqxA3DZShNuK4dTwD3ymLQrLYg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pulse Scene: Scene 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2505819417/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2505819417/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1676408844133.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=owrYhcfkEjYeeES9tDBtkEz1vNFKveMIuCZUitK6cR27B-4-pxyZj5sV2o1qAV9Pl6uQXEhLbTq9F~8DxlrOOXLah-p0HnosrLQLdn1OtGVLCoKixE5Wq0K1UgHBsfu38YApocN0rqwJ15aPstnyRTNeYw1H6VEzB51O3MMdMnv2tE~hsIe9~WaFik7LVYR3IwM5nObod94ZqmW8EtrkeJ71LeHWLRDdZQaY-THwOxBkZmYnPY3YmjCsbAQMIuv~WNCe3RhhTs--kQG7q~MuUgz3eiRC8aV3SuXtgBETX90REVGN~ip4SOOMfEksetlJdLkq1XcKmX9wr8th6qdZMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Pulse: Television Troubles | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2723857689/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2723857689/1434659529640-260ouz-1676408824049.mp4?Expires=1788262468&Signature=oUm-vT-O0v0yvS2Kf~zy3Q56F~NotjEfjqwVl5jCF-rqesO-4i5IQHVaW7dpoPqYySGyi~fCxOZGhvJ7RiIXZVGPG4RY9-S-JFMx2a9xpWL8qoVF4yPlspW2tNdLKhM6fdtkXpqgcsYbVKFlC6AF8HTzNqW3pMsZY5PdFo0fDKDwwUtIUMvG71~CAdmYmitMfCypjhYJICRSsAqSgGWA3m8baXpdHBs4k-hCmeENdQMsCd7ZEAPGgAVHK-DhPTvr1fkk8lPX6kWR-ZMYvjOMNqgkWNkx4RK7UNZcd5gObE8-X95tuq-ZBUMTT6Qu9dAcJVhV~9DGkvE3xqqG8wGHqA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
Japan: February 3, 2001
France: May 11, 2001 (Cannes Film Festival)
France: May 23, 2001
Canada: September 8, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: September 19, 2001
Spain: October 10, 2001 (Sitges Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 24, 2002 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Brazil: February 10, 2002
Finland: September 20, 2002 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Norway: November 16, 2002 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: January 25, 2003 (Febio Film Festival)
Serbia: March 1, 2003 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Denmark: July 24, 2003 (J-horror cavalcade)
Greece: November 21, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
South Korea: July 24, 2005 (limited)
Philippines: August 31, 2005 (Manila Eiga Sai)
United States: November 9, 2005
United States: November 9, 2005 (limited)
Indonesia: April 23, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Singapore: May 3, 2022 (internet)
Greece: November 10, 2023 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Argentina: January 1, 2024 (internet)
Germany: February 22, 2024 (internet)
Awards
Winner | 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Un Certain Regard | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse
Winner | 2002 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Actress | Kumiko Asō, Pulse, Luxurious Bone
Winner | 2001 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | José Luis Guarner Critic's Award | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse
Nominee | 2001 | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | Best Film | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse
Nominee | 2006 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Chainsaw Award | Most Disturbing Import (Scariest Foreign Film) | Pulse
Nominee | 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard Award | Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pulse
Box Office
Australia: USD 10392
United Kingdom: USD 2637
Hong Kong: USD 231031
Italy: USD 33363
South Korea: USD 59535
New Zealand: USD 631
Domestic: USD 51420
Period: Aug 13 – 16, 2026 | Rank: 92 | Weeks in release: 67 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 10392 | Interval gross: USD 816 | Per theater average: USD 816
Period: Jul 10 – 13, 2025 | Rank: 89 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 8887 | Interval gross: USD 585 | Per theater average: USD 585
Period: May 8 – 11, 2025 | Rank: 115 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Interval gross: USD 782 | Per theater average: USD 391
