Imprint

Name: Imprint
Genre: Horror
Released: 2006-04-07
Duration: 1 h 3 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Billy Drago, Shihô Harumi, Michié

Episode aired Apr 7, 2006
TV-MATV-MA
1h 3m

S1.E13

In the 1800s, an American returns to Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with, but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.In the 1800s, an American returns to Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with, but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.In the 1800s, an American returns to Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with, but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.

7.0/10

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Director
- Takashi Miike
Writers
- Mick Garris
- Daisuke Tengan(teleplay)
- Shimako Iwai(novel "Bokkê, kyôtê")
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Imprint

In 19th century Japan, Christopher, an American journalist, has returned to search for Komomo; the missing love of his life who he abandoned years ago, though he promised to come back to her later. He arrives on a shadowy island, where he has an encounter with a deformed prostitute who tells him his beloved had passed away. He drinks with her, and asks her to tell the story of her life. She tells a dark story about her life - and the sad fate of Komomo. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Trivia
Shimako Iwai, the author of the novel on which the film is based, appears as the sadistic torturer.

Quotes
The Woman: This island isn't in the human world; demons and whores are the only ones living here.

Connections
Featured in Masters of Horror: The Screwfly Solution (2006)

Top review

Miikes Imprint....

OK just a quick little comment from me. This short film, imprint is based on a Japanese book. I haven't read the book but it seems like a good thing for Miike to direct as it includes familiar Miike themes such as prostitution, hints of pedophilia and torture. The story is quite good, told in flashbacks mainly it is about a beautiful prostitute who died. The story is revealed nicely and keeps you guessing and misleads you to maintain the intrigue.

Their are some very disturbing scenes such as some torture and abortion bits. Its shot quite nicely with some nice lighting and camera movement. The story ends up surprising you and disgusting you at the same time.

This is the best Miike film for a while, graphic, intense, shocking, true horror.

Its easy to see why it didn't play on showtime.

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