Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

Year: 1988

Runtime: 63 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Hideshi Hino

HorrorRomanceIntense violence and sexual transgressionDreamlike quirky and surreal storytellingSurreal and thought-provoking visions of life and death

Grieving after his wife abandons him, an artist seeks refuge by documenting the filthy depths of the city sewers. There he encounters a trapped mermaid and, moved by compassion, carries her to his studio to tend her injuries. As her health deteriorates, she implores him to capture her likeness on canvas before she slips away.

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