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Pulse
Why this pick
Its technology-mediated hauntings turn everyday communication into a source of quiet dread, with a similarly bleak urban atmosphere and steadily escalating supernatural menace.
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MOVIE2003 1h 52m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Anna Nagata
Yoko Okazaki
Ko Shibasaki
Yumi Nakamura
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Kazue Fukiishi
Natsumi Konishi