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Parasite Eve

Original title: Parasaito Ivu
  • 19971997
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Parasaito Ivu (1997)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Romance
Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperat... Read allToshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order to recieve the mitochondria from it to resu... Read allToshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order to recieve the mitochondria from it to resurrect his wife from the dead. The killer mitochondria takes the form of his assistant who ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Masayuki Ochiai
  • Writers
    • Ryôichi Kimizuka
    • Hideaki Sena(novel)
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Mikami
    • Riona Hazuki
    • Tomoko Nakajima
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  • Director
    • Masayuki Ochiai
  • Writers
    • Ryôichi Kimizuka
    • Hideaki Sena(novel)
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Mikami
    • Riona Hazuki
    • Tomoko Nakajima
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    • 21User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Hiroshi Mikami
    Hiroshi Mikami
    • Toshiaki Nagashimaas Toshiaki Nagashima
    Riona Hazuki
    • Kiyomi Nagashimaas Kiyomi Nagashima
    Tomoko Nakajima
    • Sawako Asakuraas Sawako Asakura
    Ayako Omura
    • Mariko Anzaias Mariko Anzai
    Gorô Inagaki
    Gorô Inagaki
    • Tatsuro Ohnoas Tatsuro Ohno
    Hisako Manda
    • Etsuko Odagirias Etsuko Odagiri
    Tetsuya Bessho
    • Takatsugu Yoshizumias Takatsugu Yoshizumi
    Noboru Mitani
    • Mutsuo Ishiharaas Mutsuo Ishihara
    Kenzô Kawarasaki
    • Shigeru Kataokaas Shigeru Kataoka
    Sanshô Shinsui
      Ikkei Watanabe
      • Director
        • Masayuki Ochiai
      • Writers
        • Ryôichi Kimizuka
        • Hideaki Sena(novel)
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      • Trivia
        This is a prologue to the video games and is what is referenced through out them. It is also based on the Japanese science fiction horror novel by Hideaki Sena of the same name.
      • Goofs
        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.
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      Not for the video game generation.
      ~~~I only vaguely remember the playstation game this movie is related to. I have never read the original novel. However, I have sat thru the experience of this DVD, & I must say that it is an interesting film indeed. I like the fact that it takes some real, tangible scientific data, & uses it for the basis of a well-written, well-acted piece of cinema.

      I thought that the relationships were kept simple enough to allow the audience to draw their own conclusions, yet were complex enough to keep the audience guessing as to what those conclusions should be. This gave a dynamic to the relationships between the Drs, & their respective patients, as well as the links between all of the main characters.

      The camera & light work was exceptional, & I look forward to watching the movie again, just so I can pick one aspect to focus on at a time, allowing me to absorb them systematically.

      I recommend Parasite Eve to anyonwwe,without a doubt is one of the best foreign films I have seen in a long while.

      A++
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      • May 11, 2004

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      • Release date
        • February 1, 1997 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Паразит Ева
      • Filming locations
        • Saitama, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Fuji Television Network
        • Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
        • Robot Communications
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      • Runtime
        2 hours
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby SR
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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