Grotesque (2009)
"Gurotesuku" (original title)

An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life ... See full summary »

Director:

Kôji Shiraishi

Writer:

Kôji Shiraishi (screenplay)

Stars:

Tsugumi Nagasawa, Hiroaki Kawatsure, Shigeo Ôsako

Cast

Cast overview:
Tsugumi Nagasawa	...	Aki
Hiroaki Kawatsure	...	Kazuo
Shigeo Ôsako

Storyline

An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

sexual sadism | minimal cast | sexual violence | power tool | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

King of Japanese Grotesque Movie

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grotesque

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ace Deuce Entertainment, JollyRoger, Tornado Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min 69 min (censored)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Banned in Norway.

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Connections

Referenced in My Pure Joy (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Aeka"
Music by Masato Tejima
Lyrics by Masato Tejima and Kazuo Satô
Performed by SS

User Reviews

Like looking society dead in the eye!!!

This is an exploitation film and fits right in with works like Salo and beautiful girl hunter, not saw or hostel. A true exploitation film I guess is hard for most people to understand so they misinterpret them as works of a deviate nature when the opposite is true! This may help:humanity has been made slaves by a power hungry elite and have been brought to submission through the systematic demonization of natural bodily functions and limiting of reality. The most disturbing thing about movies like this, to me, is going back to the so called normal life that inspired it realizing the origins of structure are set in place by sadistic control freaks who get off on exploiting the limitations of others! What movies like Gurotesku try and do is show you how ridiculous humanity has become when a simple thing like taking a leek or nudity, our bodies natural state, can be used as a torture device! This movie gives you a shirt only to rip it away and steal your dignity! The gore is extreme and very disturbing probably too much for most. I give this movie a 9 for being so disturbing and not a 10 because movies like salo and beautiful girl hunter set a high bar by being more aesthetically artistic and enjoyable to watch while this one seem void of aesthetics and hard to watch!!! Just remember when you choose to play by a sociopaths rules he is already winning!!!