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Grotesque

2009 · 73 min

A relentless, grim endurance test of sadistic torture that offers no relief, only escalating cruelty and despair.

Tagline
King of Japanese Grotesque Movie
Overview
An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • obsession
  • power
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • single country house
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
Action2
Horror9
Humour0
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity2
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Koji Shiraishi
Written by
Koji Shiraishi
Starring
Hiroaki Kawatsure, Tsugumi Nagasawa, Shigeo Ôsako, Kotoha Hiroyama
Music
Kazuo Satô
Cinematography
Yôhei Fukuda
Runtime
73 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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