Question 1

Is Noroi: The Curse (2005) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — Noroi: The Curse (2005) mixes scares with other modes. As a found footage film, it scored 5.5/10 for fear, 7.5/10 for atmosphere, and 6.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

How many jump scares are in Noroi: The Curse (2005)?

Accepted Answer

Noroi: The Curse (2005) has 4 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 3

What age is Noroi: The Curse (2005) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Noroi: The Curse (2005) has no MPAA age rating, and Watch Darkly does not assign one either, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 5.5/10 for fear, 0.0/10 for gore, and 6.4/10 for intensity, where 10 is the highest score. It has 4 jump scares. Content warnings on file: animal death, child endangerment, religious themes, and self harm.

Question 4

Who is in the cast of Noroi: The Curse (2005)?

Accepted Answer

Jin Muraki plays Masafumi Kobayashi, Marika Matsumoto plays Self, Satoru Jitsunashi plays Mitsuo Hori, Rio Kanno plays Kana Yano, Tomono Kuga plays Junko Ishii, Shûta Kambayashi plays Boy with Junko, Takashi Kakizawa plays Shin'ichi Ôsawa, Yoshiki Tano plays Teruyuki Yano.

Question 5

Does Noroi: The Curse (2005) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Noroi: The Curse (2005) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 6

What are some films like Noroi: The Curse (2005)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Noroi: The Curse (2005) on Watch Darkly include Lake Mungo (2008), Hell House LLC (2015), The Wretched (2019), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Noroi: The Curse

Release & where to watch

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