Movie·1988·0h 58m
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: ザ・ギニーピッグ マンホールの中の人魚
An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her condition worsens, and she asks the artist to paint her before she dies.
Producer
Satoru Ogura
Cinematography
Naoki Hayashi
Editor
Ken'ichi Takashima
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
70 votes
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// cast
Cast
Shigeru Saiki
The Artist
Mari Somei
The Mermaid
Go Riju
Male Neighbor
Masami Hisamoto
Female Neighbor
Tsuyoshi Toshishige
// crew
Crew
Hideshi Hino
Director, Writer
Ken'ichi Takashima
Editor
Naoki Hayashi
Director of Photography
Satoru Ogura
Producer
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