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Embalming

1999-07-30 · 96 min · ★ 4.7

Drama · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a recent suicide. While performing her duties, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh. When the head is stolen during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.

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Directors
Shinji Aoyama
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Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Reiko TakashimaReiko TakashimaMurakami Miyako
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka Matsushige
Seijun SuzukiSeijun Suzuki
Toshio ShibaToshio Shiba
Kōjirō HongōKōjirō Hongō
Hitomi MiwaHitomi MiwaRika Shinohara
Masatoshi MatsuoMasatoshi Matsuo

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