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Writers:
Ryôichi Kimizuka (writer)
Hideaki Sena (novel)
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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
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weird, haunting more (19 total)

Cast

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Hiroshi Mikami ... Toshiaki Nagashima
Riona Hazuki ... Kiyomi Nagashima
Tomoko Nakajima ... Sawako Asakura
Ayako Omura ... Mariko Anzai
Gorô Inagaki ... Tatsuro Ohno
Hisako Manda ... Etsuko Odagiri
Tetsuya Bessho ... Takatsugu Yoshizumi
Noboru Mitani ... Mutsuo Ishihara
Kenzô Kawarasaki ... 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
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Fun Stuff

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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:
Spin off Parasite Eve (1998) (VG) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
weird, haunting, 24 December 2003
7/10
Author: Charles Herold (cherold) from United States

This is a really odd little movie. I suppose it's a thriller, but the thriller part is just in the middle. The beginning is about obsession and is slow moving but fairly compelling. Over half way through it moves into thriller territory and has some genuine chills. But the ending eschews the usual thriller big finish for something haunting and rather beautiful, making one feel this is more a love story than anything else, but a really strange one. The movie has terrific atmosphere and is really pretty original, and while it is sometimes a bit on the lethargic side I thought it was fascinating.

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