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Infection

2004 · 98 min

A claustrophobic, unsettling descent into guilt and hallucination, where a decaying hospital becomes a maze of psychological dread and visceral body horror.

Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura

Tagline: Evil Is Contagious
Overview: Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.

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Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
madness
isolation
death
corruption
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, drama
Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai
Written by: Masayuki Ochiai
Starring: Michiko Hada, Mari Hoshino, Tae Kimura, Yoko Maki, Kaho Minami, Moro Morooka, Shiro Sano, Koichi Sato
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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