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Grotesque

Original title: Gurotesuku

“King of Japanese Grotesque Movie”

2009 · 1 h 13 min
Directed by Kôji Shiraishi · Japan · Contemporary Asian Cinema
HorrorThriller

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Cast

Kotoha Hiroyama Hiroaki Kawatsure Shigeo Ôsako Tsugumi Nagasawa

Credits

Written by: Kôji Shiraishi
Cinematography: Yôhei Fukuda
Music: Kazuo Satô
Editing: Takeshi Sone
Produced by: Kazue Udagawa Kyôsuke Ueno

Plot

An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.

Sinekatalog’s take

An extreme Japanese horror that confines two captives to a sadistic doctor's game and offers little beyond relentless cruelty. It aims to shock rather than to say anything, and the pace is punishing. Only for hardcore genre fans with a very strong stomach.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 4.8 / 10 (8,816 votes)
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