Horror ·Romance · Japan · 1988 · 58m

Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

ザ・ギニーピッグ マンホールの中の人魚

Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole poster
Director
Hideshi Hino
Cast
Shigeru Saiki as The Artist Mari Somei as The Mermaid Go Riju as Male Neighbor Masami Hisamoto as Female Neighbor Tsuyoshi Toshishige as
Crew
Naoki Hayashi — Director of Photography Ken'ichi Takashima — Editor Hideshi Hino — Writer Satoru Ogura — Producer Akio Fukuda — Production Design
Synopsis

An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her condition worsens, and she asks the artist to paint her before she dies.

Mood & Themes
mermaidgorepainterwormprovocativebold
Key Collaborators
Hideshi Hino Director Naoki Hayashi Director of Photography Ken'ichi Takashima Editor Hideshi Hino Writer Satoru Ogura Producer Akio Fukuda Production Design
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