Release, runtime and language

1999 · 96 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Shinji Aoyama

Starring

Yutaka Matsushige, Seijun Suzuki, Reiko Takashima, Hitomi Miwa, Toshio Shiba, Masatoshi Matsuo

Embalmer Miyako is called to prepare the corpse of a young man who has committed suicide before his funeral. While working she is pricked by a hidden needle, and that night the body’s head is stolen. Determined to finish her task, she pursues the head, confronting organ harvesting, a cult, a psychopathic schizophrenic, and dark secrets from her past.