Naked Blood: Megyaku (1996) (V) Nekeddo burâddo: Megyaku (original title)

Director:

Hisayasu Sato

Writer:

Taketoshi Watari

Release Date:

20 February 1996 (Japan)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A scientist taints his mother's scientific experiment with his own drug that transforms pain into a pleasurable experience. Unfortunately for the three women involved in the experiment, the drug works a little bit too well. |

Plot Keywords:

Experiment | Pain | Self Torture | Mercilessness | Room

Cast

Misa Aika	...	Rika Mikami
Yumika Hayashi	...	Gluttonous Woman
Mika Kirihara	...	Vain Woman
Sadao Abe	...	Eiji Kure
Masumi Nakao	...	Yuki Kure, Eiji's mother
Tadashi Shiraishi	...	Eiji's father
Seiya Hiramatsu	...	Eiji, the progeny

Directed by
Hisayasu Sato

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Taketoshi Watari

Produced by
Hirohiko Satô	....	producer

Original Music by
Kimitake Hiraoka

Cinematography by
Akiko Ashizawa

Makeup Department
Yûichi Matsui	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Companies

• Museum

Distributors

• Discotek Media (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Japan Shock Video & Film Distribution (????) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Museum K.K. (1996) (Japan) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Nekeddo burâddo: Megyaku" - Japan (original title)
"Splatter: Naked Blood" - USA

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Museum

Goofs:

Continuity: After his throat gets slit the camera goes back and he has no cuts visible on his neck.

Movie Connections:

References Slow Death: The Dismemberment (1985) (V)

Not the film I was expecting; an intelligent slice of J-horror

There are some films I've put off viewing for a long time as I've been informed they contain material that is simply too strong, too offensive to be tolerated. One of these films is "Naked Blood". Imagine my surprise, then, when I finally sat down to watch the recent US release of this cult movie last night and found the film to be both intelligent and well-made. Yes, it contains some graphic scenes but they need to be put in context with what else is contained within the horror genre. While some of the scenes in "Naked Blood" are, I believe, unique, there's nothing here that will corrupt the viewer or overwhelm him / her with its content. In terms of violence, the bloodshed in "Naked Blood" is no worse than many other underground horror films.

What "Naked Blood" delivers is a thoughtful, almost fly-on-the-wall, unfolding of events as a young doctor's son, Sadao Abe, creates an antidote to pain. When he tampers with his mother's experiment by including his special pain-relieving fluid with her new contraceptive, things go very wrong, very fast.

I knew details of most of the horrific scenes before I watched "Naked Blood" but the movie did contain a few surprises. The effects work is excellent but the film succeeds because of its atmosphere and performances rather than elements of "gross out" horror.

Even with its bizarre ending, I enjoyed "Naked Blood" and would recommend it to genre fans.

7 out of 10.