Embalming

Movie·1999·1h 36m

Embalming

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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// overview

The Story

Original title: EM / エンバーミング

Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide. While performing the embalming process, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh where it does not belong. When the head is stolen from the body 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.

Written By

Michiko Matsuda, Izo Hashimoto

Cinematography

Ihiro Nishikubo

Editor

Shinji Aoyama

Themes

suicidegoredead bodyembalming

Audience Score

47%

9 votes

Skip19%
Timepass45%
Go for it27%
Perfection9%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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// cast

Cast

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Murakami Miyako

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki

Toshio Shiba

Toshio Shiba

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Rika Shinohara

Masatoshi Matsuo

Masatoshi Matsuo

// crew

Crew

Shinji Aoyama

Shinji Aoyama

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Michiko Matsuda

Writer

Izo Hashimoto

Izo Hashimoto

Screenplay

Ihiro Nishikubo

Director of Photography

Soichi Ueno

Editor

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