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Overview

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5.8/10   489 votes
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Director:
Masayuki Ochiai
Writers:
Ryoichi Kimizuka (writer)
Hideaki Sena (novel)
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Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
The worst foe lies within the self... more
Plot:
Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
You don't need the game to enjoy this film.. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Hiroshi Mikami ... Toshiaki Nagashima
Riona Hazuki ... Kiyomi Nagashima
Tomoko Nakajima ... Sawako Asakura
Ayako Omura ... Mariko Anzai
Goro Inagaki ... Tatsuro Ohno
Hisako Manda ... Etsuko Odagiri
Tetsuya Bessho ... Takatsugu Yoshizumi
Noboru Mitani ... Mutsuo Ishihara
Kenzo Kawarazaki ... Shigeru Kataoka
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sanshô Shinsui (as Sanshô Shinsui)
Ikkei Watanabe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Parasite Eve
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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Saitama, Japan

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: About halfway through the movie, the scientist is using a microscope to watch cells multiply. When the cells split apart they make a noise, and the electrical activity makes noise as well, though it is all at a microscopic level. more
Movie Connections:
References The Abyss (1989) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
You don't need the game to enjoy this film.., 7 January 2005
7/10
Author: RobynBelfry from Canada

I really enjoyed this film. I'm a BIG fan of the game and it was interesting to see how they blended elements of the original story into the storyline of the SquareSoft title.

It is an interesting concept... and perhaps one that could have been explored a little move fully. The ideas that the film presents are original, and displayed in a pretty original way. I chalk most of my "huh?" factor (mostly in relation to character motivation) to the difference in cultures.

Some of the effects are pretty groovy, too! It's a little slow moving at first, but it does start to pay off towards the end. Hang in there.

And then go and play the game!

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Who has read the book? B3nkr3w
The movie can be watched on... disco169
Boring, But Totally Awesome. federaloffender
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