• Director(s)

    Koji Shiraishi

  • Production Year

    2005

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    115m

  • Cast

    Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga

Film

Noroi: The Curse

strong violence, injury detail, threat, horror

NOROI: THE CURSE is a Japanese horror film in which a documentary filmmaker investigates an ancient demonic legend which may be related to a series of paranormal incidents.…

NOROI: THE CURSE is a Japanese horror film in which a documentary filmmaker investigates an ancient demonic legend which may be related to a series of paranormal incidents.

violence
A character repeatedly beats a child over the head with a rock. Although the blows are masked, there are crunchy sound effects, as well as blood in the aftermath. There are also references to murder and death.
threat and horror
People are influenced to commit murder and self-harm. In an unsettling scene, masked creatures crawl over a person. There are jump scares, which include the sudden appearance of a seemingly supernatural entity. The film has a pervasive unsettling tone relating to murder, the disappearance of children, supernatural beings and unexplained occurrences.
injury detail
There is brief sight of heavily bloodstained dead animals, including brief sight of intestines. However, there is no on-screen indication of real animal cruelty.
additional issues
In one scene containing moderate visual detail, characters find the dead body of a person in the aftermath of their off-screen suicide. There are also verbal suicide references.

  • Director(s)

    Koji Shiraishi

  • Production Year

    2005

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    115m

  • Cast

    Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga

strong violence, injury detail, threat, horror
Classified Date:
28/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
violence
A character repeatedly beats a child over the head with a rock. Although the blows are masked, there are crunchy sound effects, as well as blood in the aftermath. There are also references to murder and death.
threat and horror
People are influenced to commit murder and self-harm. In an unsettling scene, masked creatures crawl over a person. There are jump scares, which include the sudden appearance of a seemingly supernatural entity. The film has a pervasive unsettling tone relating to murder, the disappearance of children, supernatural beings and unexplained occurrences.
injury detail
There is brief sight of heavily bloodstained dead animals, including brief sight of intestines. However, there is no on-screen indication of real animal cruelty.
additional issues
In one scene containing moderate visual detail, characters find the dead body of a person in the aftermath of their off-screen suicide. There are also verbal suicide references.

  • Classified date

    28/10/2024

  • Language

    Japanese