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A Garden Without Birds

1997 · 22 min

A short, nasty descent into drug-fuelled chaos that feels like a grimy underground shock piece.

Directed by
Akira Nobi
Genres
Horror
Starring
Harumi Hino, Masahiro Komatsu, Takami Shizuyo
Tagline
A "naked blood" style Japanese underground splatterclassic.
Overview
Four friends arrange a kinky sex party at the top of a luxury hotel, where a dominatrix and her gimp await for the guests. Once they start using drugs to spice things up, the party takes a bloody turn.

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Directed by
Akira Nobi
Genres
Horror
Starring
Harumi Hino, Masahiro Komatsu, Takami Shizuyo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • violence
  • madness
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Akira Nobi
Written by
Akira Nobi
Starring
Harumi Hino, Masahiro Komatsu, Takami Shizuyo, Takayuki Harada, Mari Myoenzono, Daisuke Somiya, Sham-Tear
Runtime
22 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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