Noroi: The Curse

Noroi: The Curse
Noroi: The Curse
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kōji Shiraishi
Screenplay by	Kōji Shiraishi; Naoyuki Yokota
Produced by	Takashige Ichise
Starring	Jin Muraki; Rio Kanno; Tomono Kuga;
Cinematography	Shozo Morishita
Edited by	Nobuyuki Takahashi
Production; company	Xanadeux Company
Distributed by	Cathay-Keris Films; PMP Entertainment; Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd.;
Release date	August 20, 2005;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$6,819

Noroi: The Curse (ノロイ, Noroi) is a 2005 Japanese horror film directed and co-written by Kōji Shiraishi. It stars Jin Muraki as Masafumi Kobayashi, a paranormal researcher investigating a series of mysterious events for a documentary. The film employs a pseudo-documentary style of storytelling^[1] and utilizes found footage conventions, with the majority of the narrative being presented as if it were Kobayashi's documentary, made up of footage recorded by Kobayashi's cameraman. The film's cast also includes actress Marika Matsumoto, who plays a fictionalized version of herself,^[2] as well as Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga, and Satoru Jitsunashi.

Noroi: The Curse was released in Japan in 2005, and has received limited distribution elsewhere. It has garnered generally positive reviews, with critics commending the presentation, performances from the cast, atmosphere, and pacing of its narrative. It is available for streaming on Shudder.^[3]^[4]

^ Burkart, Gregory S. (October 1, 2014). "13 Scariest Mockumentaries Ever Made!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ Thapa, Shaurya (March 3, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Noroi: The Curse". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ Navarro, Meagan (March 25, 2020). "Does Shudder's 'Noroi: The Curse' Earn Its Reputation as the Scariest Found Footage Horror Film?". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ Hunter, Rob (March 4, 2020). "5 Scary As F*ck Movies Streaming on Shudder in March 2020". Film School Rejects. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[1] Burkart, Gregory S. (October 1, 2014). "13 Scariest Mockumentaries Ever Made!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[2] Thapa, Shaurya (March 3, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Noroi: The Curse". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[Navarro_2020-3] Navarro, Meagan (March 25, 2020). "Does Shudder's 'Noroi: The Curse' Earn Its Reputation as the Scariest Found Footage Horror Film?". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

[Hunter_2020-4] Hunter, Rob (March 4, 2020). "5 Scary As F*ck Movies Streaming on Shudder in March 2020". Film School Rejects. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

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