Directed by Higuchinsky Written by Junji Ito   Kengo Kaji   Takao Nitta   Chika Yasuo   Cast Eriko Hatsune ... Kirie Goshima Fhi Fan ... Shuichi Saito Hinako Saeki ... Kyoko Sekino Eun-Kyung Shin ... Chie Marayama Keiko Takahashi ... Yukie Saito Ren Ôsugi ... Toshio Saito Denden ... Officer Futada Masami Horiuchi ... Reporter Ichiro Tamura Tarô Suwa ... Yasuo Goshima Tôru Tezuka ... Yokota Ikuo Sadao Abe ... Mitsuru Yamaguchi Asumi Miwa ... Shiho Ishikawa Saori Nakane ... Little Kirie Yasuki Tanaka ... Little Shuichi Yuki Murakami ... Yukky Maki Hamada ... Macky Pinky Turzo ... Azami Kurotani Tomoo Fukatsu ... Norio Katayama Akira Matsuda ... Yasuzo Oyama Chino Mizuki   Takuto Oyama ... Self Hassei Takano ... Kazuki Tsumura Produced by Karen Foster   Tripp Hudson   Mitsuru Kurosawa   Sumiji Miyake   Dai Miyazaki   Toyoyuki Yokohama   Original Music by Tetsuro Kashibuchi Keiichi Suzuki

Additional Info Premiere: February 11, 2000 DVD Release: July 06, 2004 Country: Distributor: Eastern Star Websites: Alternate Titles Spiral Vortex Whirlpool Production Companies Omega Micott Inc. Shogakukan Space Shower TV Star Max Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co. Distributors Discotek Media   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (as Eastern Star) Elite Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Nihon Nights   (2022) (USA) (Blu-ray) Tidepoint Pictures   (2002) (USA) (all media) Tidepoint Pictures   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Viz Films   (2002) (USA) (all media) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.3 / 10 Our Rating 6.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.3 / 10 Female Users 5.7 / 10 Site Ranking #4,822 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #4,818 Godzilla, King Of The Monsters! (1956) #4,819 Pee-Wee's Big Holiday (2016) #4,820 Justice Society: World War II (2021) #4,821 Laid To Rest (2009) #4,822 Uzumaki (2000) #4,823 The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) #4,824 Great White (2021) #4,825 Bloodline (2018) #4,826 L: Change The World (2008)