Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1986 · 73 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Yojiro Takita

Starring

Yutaka Ikejima, Saeko Kizuki, Naomi Sugishita, Junpei Kusami, Kazumi Natsuki, Kyoko Hashimoto

A young woman receives an invitation for a free stay at a seemingly deserted seaside hotel during the off‑season. After checking in, she discovers the manager’s macabre hobby: he collects women as living “playing cards,” preserving them by painting their backs with heat‑induced markings. Realizing she is the next card in his collection, the surreal flesh‑and‑blood horror unfolds.