CinemaOSMovie · 1999 · 1h 36m

Embalming

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Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a recent suicide. While performing her duties, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh. When the head is stolen during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.

Directed byShinji Aoyama

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
JA
Released
July 30, 1999

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Murakami Miyako

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki

Toshio Shiba

Toshio Shiba

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Rika Shinohara

Masatoshi Matsuo

Masatoshi Matsuo

Creative team
Directed by
Shinji Aoyama
Shinji Aoyama
Written by
Shinji Aoyama
Shinji Aoyama
Izo Hashimoto
Izo Hashimoto

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