Pulse
2001 1h 59m movie Film Japan

Pulse

回路

“Do you want to meet a ghost?”

Synopsis

回路

“Do you want to meet a ghost?”

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

The 2000–2002 Japan Window

226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pulse sits at position #143.

  1. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #1

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  2. My Family
    #2

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  3. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #3

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001

  4. InuYasha
    #4

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  5. Fighting Spirit
    #5

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Pulse. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Daiei Film

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pulse premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$25.0M
Budget
$318K
Revenue
Net Profit
0.0×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 59m runtime, production spent $210K per minute on screen and earned $3K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
416
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,073 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #108 of 391 (top 28%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Daiei Film, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Hakuhodo, IMAGICA
Runtime 1h 59m
Release Date February 3, 2001
IMDb tt0286751

Themes & Motifs

  • depression
  • suicide
  • isolation
  • afterlife
  • alienation
  • flashback
  • loneliness
  • internet
  • tokyo
  • japan
  • co-workers relationship
  • atmospheric
  • missing person
  • urban decay
  • ghost
  • allegorical

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