Drama ·Horror · Japan · 1993 · 1h 0m

Ballads

バラードに抱かれて

Director

Cast

Zeeko Uchiyama as Male A Naoyuki Tomomatsu as Matsuda Hideki Oka as Yamamoto Miyuki Hira as Yoko Tomoaki Hamada as Male C Hideo Hayashi as Male B

Crew

Kenji Yokoyama — Director of Photography Naoyuki Tomomatsu — Writer

Synopsis

The story of a young man who tragically lost his lover in a horriffic motorcycle accident. Now working at a video store and selling uncensored gay hardcore pornography under the counter, he one day discovers the worlds most bizarre snuff video... which happens to "star" a man who looks exactly like his dead lover. Pushed over the edge by this event, the protagonist goes on a violent rampage, attempting to murder everybody involved in the video's creation.

Mood & Themes

snuff pink film

Key Collaborators

Naoyuki Tomomatsu Director Kenji Yokoyama Director of Photography Naoyuki Tomomatsu Writer

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