"Spirit Curse" did not arouse much repercussions in the film industry when it was released that year, but this film gradually won the attention of global audiences and media through the word of mouth of a small number of film fans, and received a high rating of 7.0 on the world-renowned film review website IMDb, many foreign media directly called "Spirit Curse" the "most terrifying Japanese film in history", and in the following decades, it appeared more frequently in the list of "Top Ten Horror Movies" and "The Most Underrated or Ignored Horror Movies in Film History" on major websites or film critics. It can be said that it is a horror classic where the discussion boom is high.
One of the reasons why "Spirit Spell" is highly discussed is that the filming and editing methods of this film are too real, through interspersed variety shows to verify the authenticity of the film, and invited many artists and actors to perform under their real names, including the late AV actress Ai Iijima, the legendary AV actress Takaki Maria, and the funny group "Non-Girl Duo". Executive producer Ichinose solemnly said with a reserved tone, "The film 'Spirit Spell' is a videotape unfolding, and it is a work that intersects reality and fiction, so the audience is invited to distinguish between fiction and reality." , to satisfy the audience's appetite.
Actress Marika Matsumoto, who starred in the film, also admitted in a media interview, "'Spirit Spell' is a work that makes me feel very uncomfortable after watching it." Director Koshi Shiraishi blew himself up during the filming process, although all the staff underwent the exorcism ceremony, there were still people who had a high fever during the filming, even a broken knee, and he himself had the worst cold in his life, coughing very badly, he laughed at himself probably cursed!
"Spirit Spell" Story Description On April 12, 2004, the supernatural event interviewed the writer. Masafumi Kobayashi, after completing a documentary on the theme of "Spirit Curse", mysteriously disappeared, his home was engulfed in flames, his wife was burned to a scorched corpse, and Kobayashi himself is still missing... Kobayashi's documentary work "Spirit Spell" records a housewife asking Kobayashi to investigate the next room where strange noises are heard, as well as the super-powered girl. Kana Yano, actress. Matsumoto Shinigami, mysterious psychic. Interview with Hikari Hori. Kobayashi learned the term "fire soul" during the interview, and after in-depth investigation, the relevant personnel disappeared one after another, and even died... Text/Garageplay