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Tokyo Species

2012 · 70 min

A lurid, low-budget shocker that mixes sleazy thrills with alien-body horror, feeling cheap but oddly hypnotic in its nastiness.

Overview
Michiko a high school girl had committed suicide, but she was resuscitated by an alien parasitism. While she brutally murdered men and spawned one after another, her friend Rika met Mayumi. Mayumi was told that she was parasitized by a gentle alien. They decided to fight Michiko.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Nozomu Kasagi
Starring
Maria Ozawa, Marika Minami, Manami Mizuse, Kazunori Kobayashi, Shigeo Ôsako, Tomonori Kôno
Runtime
70 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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