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Embalming

Embalming

★ 4.7/10•1999•1h 36m•Drama•Horror•Mystery

Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a recent suicide. While performing her duties, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh. When the head is stolen during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.

Shinji Aoyama · Director

Michiko Matsuda · Writer

Shinji Aoyama · Screenplay

Izo Hashimoto · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageJA
Release DateJul 30, 1999

Actors

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Murakami Miyako

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki

Toshio Shiba

Toshio Shiba

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Rika Shinohara

Masatoshi Matsuo

Masatoshi Matsuo

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