Uzumaki (????, lit.?'Spiral') is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. The story follows the citizens of Kurouzu-cho, a fictional town which is plagued by a supernatural curse involving spirals. The manga has received generally positive reviews from English-language critics. In 2000, the manga was adapted into two video games for the WonderSwan and a Japanese live-action film directed by Higuchinsky.