Fantasy ·Romance ·Horror · Japan · 1996 · 1h 48m

ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius

ACRI

ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius poster
Director
Tatsuya Ishii
Cast
Tadanobu Asano as Hisoka Yosuke Eguchi as Haoka Kimika Yoshino as Acri Tatsuya Fuji as Sakota Tetsu Kayama as Keisuke Tomoko Tanaka as Mermaid
Crew
Motokichi Hasegawa — Director of Photography John Scott — Editor Nobuo Ariga — Original Music Composer Masumi Suetanii — Screenplay Shunji Iwai — Story Shin'ya Kawai — Producer
Synopsis

A scientist desperately wanting to prove that mermaids exist is ostracized from the scientific community in Japan. He settles down in Australia steadfast on his hypothesis. When a Japanese student visits him in Australia with strange questions about mermaids, how the young man survived in the ocean, and why he doesn't remember anything.

Mood & Themes
mermaidlove story
Key Collaborators
Tatsuya Ishii Director Motokichi Hasegawa Director of Photography John Scott Editor Nobuo Ariga Original Music Composer Masumi Suetanii Screenplay Shunji Iwai Story Shin'ya Kawai Producer
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