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Meatball Machine Kodoku

2017 · 100 min

A loud, gooey splatter ride that pummels you with grotesque creature fights and gleefully nasty practical effects.

Tagline
Tokyo is on fire.
Overview
Nobody knows where they came from. They parasitize in human beings, take control of them and change their bodies into hideous monsters (Necro-borg). The Necro-borg fight each other until the other dies. Where did they come from? To what end? Yuji and Kaoru, whom both have dark secrets within themselves, get caught up in the horrific battles of Necro-borg. What will their fate be?

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • violence
    • identity
    • survival
    • obsession
    • madness
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action8
    Horror8
    Humour5
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, science fiction, action, comedy
    Directed by
    Yoshihiro Nishimura
    Written by
    Sakichi Sato, Yoshihiro Nishimura
    Starring
    Yoji Tanaka, Yurisa, Miyuki Torii, Yohta Kawase, Seminosuke Murasugi, Masanori Mimoto, Takashi Nishina, Tomori Abe
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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