Pulse poster

Pulse

Do you want to meet a ghost?

6.7(749)20011h 59m7

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

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Status
Released
Budget
$25M
Box office
$318.5K
Language
Japanese
  • depression
  • suicide
  • isolation
  • afterlife
  • alienation
  • flashback
  • loneliness
  • internet
  • tokyo, japan
  • co-workers relationship
  • atmospheric
  • missing person

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)RRelease9 Nov 2005
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical15DVD22 Mar 2006
    • Physical15Arrow Video Blu-ray10 Jul 2017
    • Theatrical (limited) BFI Japan: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema season30 Oct 2021
  • CanadaCA

    • Premiere14AToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2001
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Digital / OTT1 Jan 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1610 Feb 2001
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereFebio Film Festival25 Jan 2003
  • DenmarkDK

    • PremiereJ-horror cavalcade24 Jul 2003
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival20 Sept 2002
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereTPCannes Film Festival11 May 2001
    • TheatricalTP23 May 2001
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1228 Apr 2006
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival21 Nov 2004
    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival10 Nov 2023
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIB 19 Sept 2001

Frequently asked questions

Pulse was released on 3 February 2001.

Audience reviews

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  • A

    Alunauwie

    2/28/2026

    7/10

    Pulse, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, turns the internet into a gateway for restless spirits, crafting a slow-burning horror about isolation and existential emptiness. Through two loosely connected storylines, the film builds quiet dread as characters confront disappearances and a spreading sense of emotional void, though uneven transitions and occasional narrative gaps weaken its flow. More than a ghost story, it sta…

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