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Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole

Original title: Ginî piggu: Manhôru no naka no ningyo
  • Video
  • 19881988
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.3K
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Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
Horror
An artist rescues a mermaid in a sewer who develops bleeding sores all over her body, paints a portrait with her oozes and eventually disjoints her.An artist rescues a mermaid in a sewer who develops bleeding sores all over her body, paints a portrait with her oozes and eventually disjoints her.An artist rescues a mermaid in a sewer who develops bleeding sores all over her body, paints a portrait with her oozes and eventually disjoints her.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hideshi Hino
  • Stars
    • Shigeru Saiki
    • Mari Somei
    • Masami Hisamoto
  • Director
    • Hideshi Hino
  • Stars
    • Shigeru Saiki
    • Mari Somei
    • Masami Hisamoto
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Masami Hisamoto, Gô Rijû, Shigeru Saiki, and Mari Somei in Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
    Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)

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    Shigeru Saiki
    • The Artist
    Mari Somei
    • The Mermaid
    Masami Hisamoto
    • Neighbor (female)
    Gô Rijû
    • Neighbor (male)
    Tsuyoshi Toshishige
    • Director
      • Hideshi Hino
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    • Trivia
      This is the last film starring Mari Somei, as the 25-years-old actress mysteriously disappeared in 1988. She retired from the movie industry and her fate remains unknown.
    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the credits there is a small scene in the sewer where we hear something move in the water.
    • Connections
      Edited into Guinea Pig's Greatest Cuts (2005)

    User reviews39

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    Experimental art film
    I saw this in the middle of the night, and it wasn't subtitled. Still, I figured out what it was about, despite the fact that I don't speak it's language. It's about what appears to be a painter who rescues an injured woman who begins to rot and spew pus. As she dies, he uses her goop as paint. The film's ending is depressing as it appears that he wasn't playing with a full deck.

    The overall tone of the film is bad enough without the bizarre situation, but the fact that the film literally doesn't race makes the outcome more of an effective idea that could be better implemented with a little less patience. Still, when the screen isn't drenched with guts and pus, it's pretty to look at. This is, i guess, a part of some strange series of films in Japan that deal with special effects gore and realism. This works in both areas, but also happens to have a little more to offer.
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    FAQ3

    • Why does the Artist paint things from the sewer?
    • Why does the Painter start stabbing and dismembering the Mermaid?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 1988 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in a Manhole
    • Production companies
      • Japan Home Video (JHV)
      • Ogura Jimusyo Co.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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