Noroi: The Curse (2005)
The “pursuit of horrifying and unsolvable mysteries” drives documentary filmmaker and paranormal investigator Kobayashi (Jin Muraki) in this found-footage tale from Kôji Shiraishi—and before you quickly click to the next slide because we said “found footage,” please note that “horrifying” is also an apt descriptor for Noroi: The Curse itself. Purportedly Kobayashi’s final film before his mysterious disappearance, The Curse follows him as he investigates a spate of curiously linked odd phenomena and the people affected by it. But the movie’s not just a bunch of shrieking and shaky-cam; we also see variety-show clips, interviews, and other footage that helps create a believable canvas for Kobayashi’s story. A believably horrifying canvas, if you will.
